Music user interface

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure relates to music user interfaces. A device, comprising a display and a rotatable input mechanism, one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs, is described. In response to receiving the first user input, the one or more programs may include instructions for ceasing display of an audio playback user interface and displaying a first user interface of a first set of user interfaces. While displaying the user interface of the first set of user interfaces, the one or more pogroms programs may include instructions for: receiving a second user input representing a directional swipe in a second direction and, in response to receiving the second user input, ceasing display of the first user interface of a first set of user interfaces and displaying the audio playback user interface.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/263,280, entitled “MUSIC USER INTERFACE,” filed Jan. 31, 2019, whichis a continuation of U.S. Patent application Ser. No. 14/830,629,entitled “MUSIC USER INTERFACE,” filed Aug. 19, 2015, which claimspriority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/129,940,entitled “MUSIC USER INTERFACE,” filed Mar. 8, 2015, and U.S.Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/044,952, entitled “MUSIC USERINTERFACE,” filed Sep. 2, 2014, the content of each of which is herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.

This application also relates to the following applications:International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040087, entitled“Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving a UserInterface Object Based on an Intensity of a Press Input,” filed May 8,2013; International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040072,entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for ProvidingFeedback for Changing Activation States of a User Interface Object,”filed May 8, 2013; International Patent Application Serial No.PCT/US2013/040070, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Providing Tactile Feedback for Operations Performed in aUser Interface,” filed May 8, 2013; International Patent ApplicationSerial No. PCT/US2013/040067, entitled “Device, Method, and GraphicalUser Interface for Facilitating User Interaction with Controls in a UserInterface,” filed May 8, 2013; International Patent Application SerialNo. PCT/US2013/040061, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Displaying User Interface Objects Corresponding to anApplication,” filed May 8, 2013; International Patent Application SerialNo. PCT/US2013/040058, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Displaying Additional Information in Response to a UserContact,” filed May 8, 2013; International Patent Application Serial No.PCT/US2013/040056, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Scrolling Nested Regions,” filed May 8, 2013;International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040054, entitled“Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Manipulating FramedGraphical Objects,” filed May 8, 2013; International Patent ApplicationSerial No. PCT/US2013/069489, entitled “Device, Method, and GraphicalUser Interface for Switching Between User Interfaces,” filed Nov. 11,2013; International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069486,entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for DeterminingWhether to Scroll or Select Content,” filed Nov. 11, 2013; InternationalPatent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069484, entitled “Device,Method, and Graphical User Interface for Moving a Cursor According to aChange in an Appearance of a Control Icon with SimulatedThree-Dimensional Characteristics,” filed Nov. 11, 2013; InternationalPatent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069483, entitled “Device,Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between TouchInput to Display Output Relationships,” filed Nov. 11, 2013;International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069479, entitled“Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Forgoing Generation ofTactile Output for a Multi-Contact Gesture,” filed Nov. 11, 2013;International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069472, entitled“Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Navigating UserInterface Hierarchies,” filed Nov. 11, 2013; International PatentApplication Serial No. PCT/US2013/040108, entitled “Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Moving and Dropping a User InterfaceObject,” filed May 8, 2013; International Patent Application Serial No.PCT/US2013/040101, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Selecting User Interface Objects,” filed May 8, 2013;International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040098, entitled“Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying ContentAssociated with a Corresponding Affordance,” filed May 8, 2013;International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040093, entitled“Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning BetweenDisplay States in Response to a Gesture,” filed May 8, 2013;International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040053, entitled“Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Selecting Objectwithin a Group of Objects,” filed May 8, 2013; U.S. Patent ApplicationSer. 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FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to computer user interfaces,and more specifically to techniques for accessing and playing musiccontent.

BACKGROUND

The use of electronic devices for accessing and playing music content(e.g., audio files, MPEG3 files, and AAC files) has significantlyincreased in recent years. Music content typically includes metadata,which identifies the title, artist(s), genre, and album of the music.Users can organize music into playlists. Devices provide a userinterface to the user for accessing the music, such as for playbackselection.

BRIEF SUMMARY

Some techniques for accessing and playing music using electronicdevices, however, are generally cumbersome and inefficient. For example,accessing music for playback may require navigating a complex andtime-consuming user interface, which may include multiple key presses orkeystrokes. Existing techniques require more time than necessary,wasting user time and device energy. This latter consideration isparticularly important in battery-operated devices.

Accordingly, there is a need for electronic devices with faster, moreefficient methods and interfaces for accessing and playing music. Suchmethods and interfaces optionally complement or replace conventionalmethods for accessing and playing music. Such methods and interfacesreduce the cognitive burden on a user and produce a more efficienthuman-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, suchmethods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time betweenbattery charges.

The above deficiencies and other problems associated with userinterfaces for computing devices for accessing and playing music arereduced or eliminated by the disclosed devices. In some embodiments, thedevice is a desktop computer. In some embodiments, the device isportable (e.g., a notebook computer, tablet computer, or handhelddevice). In some embodiments, the device has a touchpad. In someembodiments, the device is user-wearable. In some embodiments, thedevice has a touch-sensitive display (also known as a “touch screen” or“touch screen display”). In some embodiments, the device has a displayand a touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the device has ashort-range communication radio. In some embodiments, the device has agraphical user interface (GUI), one or more processors, memory and oneor more modules, programs or sets of instructions stored in the memoryfor performing multiple functions. In some embodiments, the userinteracts with the GUI primarily through finger contacts and gestures onthe touch-sensitive surface. Executable instructions for performingthese functions may be included in a computer-readable storage medium orother computer program product configured for execution by one or moreprocessors.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display and a rotatable input mechanism. The method comprises:displaying, on the display, an affordance representing a musicapplication; receiving user input representing movement of the rotatableinput mechanism; in response to receiving the user input representingthe movement of the rotatable input mechanism, displaying a landingscreen of the music application, wherein the landing screen includesdisplay of a playlist affordance, an artist list affordance, and a songlist affordance; receiving user input associated with the landingscreen; determining whether the user input associated with the landingscreen represents a touch associated with the playlist affordance, theartist list affordance, or the song list affordance; in response toreceiving the user input associated with the landing screen and inaccordance with a determination that the user input associated with thelanding screen represents a touch associated with the playlistaffordance, displaying, on the display, one or more playlist selectionaffordances; in response to receiving the user input associated with thelanding screen and in accordance with a determination that the userinput associated with the landing screen represents a touch associatedwith the artist list affordance, displaying, on the display, one or moreartist selection affordances; and in response to receiving the userinput associated with the landing screen and in accordance with adetermination that the user input associated with the landing screenrepresents a touch associated with the song list affordance, displaying,on the display, one or more song selection affordances.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a displayand a rotatable input mechanism cause the device to: display, on thedisplay, an affordance representing a music application; receive userinput representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism; inresponse to receiving the user input representing the movement of therotatable input mechanism, display a landing screen of the musicapplication, wherein the landing screen includes display of a playlistaffordance, an artist list affordance, and a song list affordance;receive user input associated with the landing screen; determine whetherthe user input associated with the landing screen represents a touchassociated with the playlist affordance, the artist list affordance, orthe song list affordance; in response to receiving the user inputassociated with the landing screen and in accordance with adetermination that the user input associated with the landing screenrepresents a touch associated with the playlist affordance, display, onthe display, one or more playlist selection affordances; in response toreceiving the user input associated with the landing screen and inaccordance with a determination that the user input associated with thelanding screen represents a touch associated with the artist listaffordance, display, on the display, one or more artist selectionaffordances; and in response to receiving the user input associated withthe landing screen and in accordance with a determination that the userinput associated with the landing screen represents a touch associatedwith the song list affordance, display, on the display, one or more songselection affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; one or more processors; memory; and one ormore programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memoryand configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one ormore programs including instructions for: displaying, on the display, anaffordance representing a music application; receiving user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response toreceiving the user input representing the movement of the rotatableinput mechanism, displaying a landing screen of the music application,wherein the landing screen includes display of a playlist affordance, anartist list affordance, and a song list affordance; receiving user inputassociated with the landing screen; determining whether the user inputassociated with the landing screen represents a touch associated withthe playlist affordance, the artist list affordance, or the song listaffordance; in response to receiving the user input associated with thelanding screen and in accordance with a determination that the userinput associated with the landing screen represents a touch associatedwith the playlist affordance, displaying, on the display, one or moreplaylist selection affordances; in response to receiving the user inputassociated with the landing screen and in accordance with adetermination that the user input associated with the landing screenrepresents a touch associated with the artist list affordance,displaying, on the display, one or more artist selection affordances;and in response to receiving the user input associated with the landingscreen and in accordance with a determination that the user inputassociated with the landing screen represents a touch associated withthe song list affordance, displaying, on the display, one or more songselection affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; means for displaying an affordancerepresenting a music application; means for receiving user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism; means,responsive to receiving the user input representing the movement of therotatable input mechanism, for displaying a landing screen of the musicapplication, wherein the landing screen includes display of a playlistaffordance, an artist list affordance, and a song list affordance; meansfor receiving user input associated with the landing screen; means fordetermining whether the user input associated with the landing screenrepresents a touch associated with the playlist affordance, the artistlist affordance, or the song list affordance; means, responsive toreceiving the user input associated with the landing screen and inaccordance with a determination that the user input associated with thelanding screen represents a touch associated with the playlistaffordance, for displaying one or more playlist selection affordances;means, responsive to receiving the user input associated with thelanding screen and in accordance with a determination that the userinput associated with the landing screen represents a touch associatedwith the artist list affordance, for displaying one or more artistselection affordances; and means, responsive to receiving the user inputassociated with the landing screen and in accordance with adetermination that the user input associated with the landing screenrepresents a touch associated with the song list affordance, fordisplaying one or more song selection affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a rotatable inputmechanism unit configured to receive movements; and a processing unitcoupled to the display unit and the rotatable input mechanism unit, theprocessing unit configured to: enable display of, on the display, anaffordance representing a music application; receive user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response toreceiving the user input representing the movement of the rotatableinput mechanism, enable display of a landing screen of the musicapplication, wherein the landing screen includes display of a playlistaffordance, an artist list affordance, and a song list affordance;receive user input associated with the landing screen; determine whetherthe user input associated with the landing screen represents a touchassociated with the playlist affordance, the artist list affordance, orthe song list affordance; in response to receiving the user inputassociated with the landing screen and in accordance with adetermination that the user input associated with the landing screenrepresents a touch associated with the playlist affordance, enabledisplay of, on the display, one or more playlist selection affordances;in response to receiving the user input associated with the landingscreen and in accordance with a determination that the user inputassociated with the landing screen represents a touch associated withthe artist list affordance, enable display of, on the display, one ormore artist selection affordances; and in response to receiving the userinput associated with the landing screen and in accordance with adetermination that the user input associated with the landing screenrepresents a touch associated with the song list affordance, enabledisplay of, on the display, one or more song selection affordances.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display, a touch-sensitive surface, and a rotatable input mechanism.The method comprises: displaying an audio playback user interface;receiving a first user input representing movement of the rotatableinput mechanism in a rotation direction; in response to receiving thefirst user input representing the movement of the rotatable inputmechanism in the rotation direction, ceasing display of the audioplayback user interface and displaying a navigation screen of a musicapplication, wherein the navigation screen includes a playlistaffordance, an artist list affordance, and a song list affordance;receiving a second user input associated with the navigation screen;determining whether the second user input represents a contact on thetouch-sensitive surface associated with the playlist affordance, theartist list affordance, or the song list affordance; in response toreceiving the second user input and in accordance with a determinationthat the second user input represents a contact associated with theplaylist affordance, ceasing display of the navigation screen anddisplaying a first playlist user interface of two or more playlist userinterfaces; in response to receiving the second user input and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents acontact associated with the artist list affordance, ceasing display ofthe navigation screen and displaying an artist user interface of two ormore artist user interfaces; and in response to receiving the seconduser input and in accordance with a determination that the second userinput represents a contact associated with the song list affordance,ceasing display of the navigation screen and displaying a song userinterface of one or more song user interfaces.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with adisplay, a rotatable input mechanism, and a touch-sensitive surfacecause the device to: display an audio playback user interface; receive afirst user input representing movement of the rotatable input mechanismin a rotation direction; in response to receiving the first user inputrepresenting the movement of the rotatable input mechanism in therotation direction, cease display of the audio playback user interfaceand display a navigation screen of a music application, wherein thenavigation screen includes a playlist affordance, an artist listaffordance, and a song list affordance; receive a second user inputassociated with the navigation screen; determine whether the second userinput represents a contact on the touch-sensitive surface associatedwith the playlist affordance, the artist list affordance, or the songlist affordance; in response to receiving the second user input and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents acontact associated with the playlist affordance, cease display of thenavigation screen and display a first playlist user interface of two ormore playlist user interfaces; in response to receiving the second userinput and in accordance with a determination that the second user inputrepresents a contact associated with the artist list affordance, ceasedisplay of the navigation screen and display an artist user interface oftwo or more artist user interfaces; and in response to receiving thesecond user input and in accordance with a determination that the seconduser input represents a contact associated with the song listaffordance, cease display of the navigation screen and display a songuser interface of one or more song user interfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic comprises: a display; a rotatableinput mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface; one or more processors;memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs arestored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or moreprocessors, the one or more programs including instructions for:displaying an audio playback user interface; receiving a first userinput representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism in arotation direction; in response to receiving the first user inputrepresenting the movement of the rotatable input mechanism in therotation direction, ceasing display of the audio playback user interfaceand displaying a navigation screen of a music application, wherein thenavigation screen includes a playlist affordance, an artist listaffordance, and a song list affordance; receiving a second user inputassociated with the navigation screen; determining whether the seconduser input represents a contact on the touch-sensitive surfaceassociated with the playlist affordance, the artist list affordance, orthe song list affordance; in response to receiving the second user inputand in accordance with a determination that the second user inputrepresents a contact associated with the playlist affordance, ceasingdisplay of the navigation screen and displaying a first playlist userinterface of two or more playlist user interfaces; in response toreceiving the second user input and in accordance with a determinationthat the second user input represents a contact associated with theartist list affordance, ceasing display of the navigation screen anddisplaying an artist user interface of two or more artist userinterfaces; and in response to receiving the second user input and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents acontact associated with the song list affordance, ceasing display of thenavigation screen and displaying a song user interface of one or moresong user interfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface configured todetect intensity of touches; means for displaying an audio playback userinterface; means for receiving a first user input representing movementof the rotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction; means,responsive to receiving the first user input representing the movementof the rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction, for ceasingdisplay of the audio playback user interface and displaying a navigationscreen of a music application, wherein the navigation screen includes aplaylist affordance, an artist list affordance, and a song listaffordance; means for receiving a second user input associated with thenavigation screen; means for determining whether the second user inputrepresents a contact on the touch-sensitive surface associated with theplaylist affordance, the artist list affordance, or the song listaffordance; means, responsive to receiving the second user input and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents acontact associated with the playlist affordance, for ceasing display ofthe navigation screen and displaying a first playlist user interface oftwo or more playlist user interfaces; means, responsive to receiving thesecond user input and in accordance with a determination that the seconduser input represents a contact associated with the artist listaffordance, for ceasing display of the navigation screen and displayingan artist user interface of two or more artist user interfaces; andmeans, responsive to receiving the second user input and in accordancewith a determination that the second user input represents a contactassociated with the song list affordance, for ceasing display of thenavigation screen and displaying a song user interface of one or moresong user interfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a rotatable inputmechanism unit configured to receive movements; a touch-sensitivesurface unit configured to receive contacts; and a processing unitcoupled to the display unit, the rotatable input mechanism unit, and thetouch-sensitive surface unit, the processing unit configured to: enabledisplay of an audio playback user interface; receive a first user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism in a rotationdirection; in response to receiving the first user input representingthe movement of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction,cease display of the audio playback user interface and enable display ofa navigation screen of a music application, wherein the navigationscreen includes a playlist affordance, an artist list affordance, and asong list affordance; receive a second user input associated with thenavigation screen; determine whether the second user input represents acontact on the touch-sensitive surface associated with the playlistaffordance, the artist list affordance, or the song list affordance; inresponse to receiving the second user input and in accordance with adetermination that the second user input represents a contact associatedwith the playlist affordance, cease display of the navigation screen andenable display of a first playlist user interface of two or moreplaylist user interfaces; in response to receiving the second user inputand in accordance with a determination that the second user inputrepresents a contact associated with the artist list affordance, ceasedisplay of the navigation screen and enable display of an artist userinterface of two or more artist user interfaces; and in response toreceiving the second user input and in accordance with a determinationthat the second user input represents a contact associated with the songlist affordance, cease display of the navigation screen and enabledisplay of a song user interface of one or more song user interfaces.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display, a touch-sensitive surface, and a rotatable input mechanism.The method comprises: displaying a first audio playback user interface;receiving user input representing movement of the rotatable inputmechanism; in response to receiving the user input representing themovement of the rotatable input mechanism, ceasing display of the firstaudio playback user interface and displaying a first user interface of afirst set of user interfaces; receiving a first user input representinga directional swipe on the touch-sensitive surface; determining whetherthe first user input represents a swipe in a first direction or a seconddirection; in response to receiving the first user input and inaccordance with a determination that the first user input represents aswipe in the first direction, ceasing display of the first userinterface of the first set of user interfaces and displaying a firstuser interface of a second set of user interfaces; and in response toreceiving the first user input and in accordance with a determinationthat the first user input represents a swipe in the second direction,ceasing display of the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces and displaying a first user interface of a third set of userinterfaces.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with adisplay, a rotatable input mechanism, and a touch-sensitive surfacecause the device to: display a first audio playback user interface;receive user input representing movement of the rotatable inputmechanism; in response to receiving the user input representing themovement of the rotatable input mechanism, cease display of the firstaudio playback user interface and display a first user interface of afirst set of user interfaces; receive a first user input representing adirectional swipe on the touch-sensitive surface; determine whether thefirst user input represents a swipe in a first direction or a seconddirection; in response to receiving the first user input and inaccordance with a determination that the first user input represents aswipe in the first direction, cease display of the first user interfaceof the first set of user interfaces and display a first user interfaceof a second set of user interfaces; and in response to receiving thefirst user input and in accordance with a determination that the firstuser input represents a swipe in the second direction, cease display ofthe first user interface of the first set of user interfaces and displaya first user interface of a third set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface; one or moreprocessors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or moreprograms are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by theone or more processors, the one or more programs including instructionsfor: displaying a first audio playback user interface; receiving userinput representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism; inresponse to receiving the user input representing the movement of therotatable input mechanism, ceasing display of the first audio playbackuser interface and displaying a first user interface of a first set ofuser interfaces; receiving a first user input representing a directionalswipe on the touch-sensitive surface; determining whether the first userinput represents a swipe in a first direction or a second direction; inresponse to receiving the first user input and in accordance with adetermination that the first user input represents a swipe in the firstdirection, ceasing display of the first user interface of the first setof user interfaces and displaying a first user interface of a second setof user interfaces; and in response to receiving the first user inputand in accordance with a determination that the first user inputrepresents a swipe in the second direction, ceasing display of the firstuser interface of the first set of user interfaces and displaying afirst user interface of a third set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface configured todetect intensity of touches; means for displaying a first audio playbackuser interface; means for receiving user input representing movement ofthe rotatable input mechanism; means, responsive to receiving the userinput representing the movement of the rotatable input mechanism, forceasing display of the first audio playback user interface anddisplaying a first user interface of a first set of user interfaces;means for receiving a first user input representing a directional swipeon the touch-sensitive surface; means for determining whether the firstuser input represents a swipe in a first direction or a seconddirection; means, responsive to receiving the first user input and inaccordance with a determination that the first user input represents aswipe in the first direction, for ceasing display of the first userinterface of the first set of user interfaces and displaying a firstuser interface of a second set of user interfaces; and means, responsiveto receiving the first user input and in accordance with a determinationthat the first user input represents a swipe in the second direction,for ceasing display of the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces and displaying a first user interface of a third set of userinterfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a touch-sensitivesurface unit configured to receive contacts; a rotatable input mechanismunit configured to receive movements; and a processing unit coupled tothe display unit, the touch-sensitive surface unit, and the rotatableinput mechanism unit, the processing unit configured to: enable displayof a first audio playback user interface; receive user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response toreceiving the user input representing the movement of the rotatableinput mechanism, cease display of the first audio playback userinterface and enable display of a first user interface of a first set ofuser interfaces; receive a first user input representing a directionalswipe on the touch-sensitive surface; determine whether the first userinput represents a swipe in a first direction or a second direction; inresponse to receiving the first user input and in accordance with adetermination that the first user input represents a swipe in the firstdirection, cease display of the first user interface of the first set ofuser interfaces and enable display of a first user interface of a secondset of user interfaces; and in response to receiving the first userinput and in accordance with a determination that the first user inputrepresents a swipe in the second direction, cease display of the firstuser interface of the first set of user interfaces and enable display ofa first user interface of a third set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display and a rotatable input mechanism. The method comprises:displaying an audio playback user interface; receiving a first userinput representing a directional swipe in a first direction; in responseto receiving the first user input, ceasing display of the audio playbackuser interface and displaying a first user interface of a first set ofuser interfaces, the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces comprising a selection affordance; while displaying a userinterface of the first set of user interfaces, receiving a second userinput representing a directional swipe in a second direction; and inresponse to receiving the second user input, ceasing display of thefirst user interface of a first set of user interfaces and displayingthe audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a displayand a rotatable input mechanism cause the device to: display an audioplayback user interface; receive a first user input representing adirectional swipe in a first direction; in response to receiving thefirst user input, cease display of the audio playback user interface anddisplay a first user interface of a first set of user interfaces, thefirst user interface of the first set of user interfaces comprising aselection affordance; while displaying a user interface of the first setof user interfaces, receive a second user input representing adirectional swipe in a second direction; and in response to receivingthe second user input, cease display of the first user interface of afirst set of user interfaces and display the audio playback userinterface.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface configured todetect intensity of touches; one or more processors; memory; and one ormore programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memoryand configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one ormore programs including instructions for: displaying an audio playbackuser interface; receiving a first user input representing a directionalswipe in a first direction; in response to receiving the first userinput, ceasing display of the audio playback user interface anddisplaying a first user interface of a first set of user interfaces, thefirst user interface of the first set of user interfaces comprising aselection affordance; while displaying a user interface of the first setof user interfaces, receiving a second user input representing adirectional swipe in a second direction; and in response to receivingthe second user input, ceasing display of the first user interface of afirst set of user interfaces and displaying the audio playback userinterface.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface configured todetect intensity of touches; means for displaying an audio playback userinterface; means for receiving a first user input representing adirectional swipe in a first direction; means, responsive to receivingthe first user input, for ceasing display of the audio playback userinterface and displaying a first user interface of a first set of userinterfaces, the first user interface of the first set of user interfacescomprising a selection affordance; means, while displaying a userinterface of the first set of user interfaces, for receiving a seconduser input representing a directional swipe in a second direction; andmeans, responsive to receiving the second user input, for ceasingdisplay of the first user interface of the first set of user interfacesand displaying the audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a rotatable inputmechanism unit configured to receive movements; and a processing unitcoupled to the display unit and the rotatable input mechanism unit, theprocessing unit configured to: enable display of an audio playback userinterface; receive a first user input representing a directional swipein a first direction; in response to receiving the first user input,cease display of the audio playback user interface and enable display ofa first user interface of a first set of user interfaces, the first userinterface of the first set of user interfaces comprising a selectionaffordance; while displaying a user interface of the first set of userinterfaces, receive a second user input representing a directional swipein a second direction; and in response to receiving the second userinput, cease display of the first user interface of a first set of userinterfaces and enable display of the audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display and a touch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensityof touches. The method comprises: displaying an audio playback userinterface; while displaying the audio playback user interface, receivinguser input representing a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface;determining whether a characteristic intensity of the first contactexceeds an intensity threshold; in accordance with a determination thatthe characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold, ceasing display of the audio playback user interface anddisplaying a first set of affordances; receiving user input representinga second contact associated with an affordance of the first set ofaffordances; in response to receiving the second contact, ceasingdisplay of the first set of affordances and displaying a first userinterface of a first set of user interfaces; and in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactdoes not exceed the intensity threshold, forgoing display of the firstset of affordances.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a displayand a touch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touchescause the device to: display an audio playback user interface; whiledisplaying the audio playback user interface, receive user inputrepresenting a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface; determinewhether a characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds anintensity threshold; in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold, cease display of the audio playback user interface anddisplay a first set of affordances; receive user input representing asecond contact associated with an affordance of the first set ofaffordances; in response to receiving the second contact, cease displayof the first set of affordances and display a first user interface of afirst set of user interfaces; and in accordance with a determinationthat the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceedthe intensity threshold, forgo display of the first set of affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches; oneor more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one ormore programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed bythe one or more processors, the one or more programs includinginstructions for: displaying an audio playback user interface; whiledisplaying the audio playback user interface, receiving user inputrepresenting a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface; determiningwhether a characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds anintensity threshold; in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold, ceasing display of the audio playback user interface anddisplaying a first set of affordances; receiving user input representinga second contact associated with an affordance of the first set ofaffordances; in response to receiving the second contact, ceasingdisplay of the first set of affordances and displaying a first userinterface of a first set of user interfaces; and in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactdoes not exceed the intensity threshold, forgoing display of the firstset of affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches; meansfor displaying an audio playback user interface; means, while displayingthe audio playback user interface, for receiving user input representinga first contact on the touch-sensitive surface; means for determiningwhether a characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds anintensity threshold; means, in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold, for ceasing display of the audio playback user interface anddisplaying a first set of affordances; means for receiving user inputrepresenting a second contact associated with an affordance of the firstset of affordances; means, responsive to receiving the second contact,for ceasing display of the first set of affordances and displaying afirst user interface of a first set of user interfaces; and means, inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thefirst contact does not exceed the intensity threshold, for forgoingdisplay of the first set of affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a touch-sensitivesurface unit configured to detect intensity of touches; and a processingunit coupled to the display unit, the rotatable input mechanism unit,and the touch-sensitive surface unit, the processing unit configured to:enable display of an audio playback user interface; while displaying theaudio playback user interface, receive user input representing a firstcontact on the touch-sensitive surface; determine whether acharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds an intensitythreshold; in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the first contact exceeds the intensity threshold, ceasedisplay of the audio playback user interface and enable display of afirst set of affordances; receive user input representing a secondcontact associated with an affordance of the first set of affordances;in response to receiving the second contact, cease display of the firstset of affordances and enable display of a first user interface of afirst set of user interfaces; and in accordance with a determinationthat the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceedthe intensity threshold, forgo display of the first set of affordances.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display, a rotatable input mechanism, and a touch-sensitive surfaceconfigured to detect intensity of touches. The method comprises:displaying a first audio playback user interface; receiving user inputrepresenting a first movement of the rotatable input mechanism; inresponse to receiving the user input representing the first movement ofthe rotatable input mechanism, ceasing display of the first audioplayback user interface and displaying a first user interface of a firstset of user interfaces; while displaying a user interface of the firstset of user interfaces, receiving user input representing a firstcontact on the touch-sensitive surface; determining whether acharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds an intensitythreshold; in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the first contact exceeds the intensity threshold, ceasingdisplay of first set of user interfaces and displaying a first set ofaffordances; receiving user input associated with a first affordance ofthe first set of affordances; in response to receiving the user inputassociated with the first affordance of the first set of affordances,ceasing display of the first set of affordances and displaying a firstuser interface of a second set of user interfaces; and in accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the firstcontact does not exceed the intensity threshold, forgoing display of thefirst set of affordances.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with adisplay, a rotatable input mechanism, and a touch-sensitive surfaceconfigured to detect intensity of touches cause the device to: display afirst audio playback user interface; receive user input representing afirst movement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response toreceiving the user input representing the first movement of therotatable input mechanism, cease display of the first audio playbackuser interface and display a first user interface of a first set of userinterfaces; while displaying a user interface of the first set of userinterfaces, receive user input representing a first contact on thetouch-sensitive surface; determine whether a characteristic intensity ofthe first contact exceeds an intensity threshold; in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactexceeds the intensity threshold, cease display of first set of userinterfaces and display a first set of affordances; receive user inputassociated with a first affordance of the first set of affordances; inresponse to receiving the user input associated with the firstaffordance of the first set of affordances, cease display of the firstset of affordances and display a first user interface of a second set ofuser interfaces; and in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceed theintensity threshold, forgo display of the first set of affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface configured todetect intensity of touches; one or more processors; memory; and one ormore programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memoryand configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one ormore programs including instructions for: displaying a first audioplayback user interface; receiving user input representing a firstmovement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response to receiving theuser input representing the first movement of the rotatable inputmechanism, ceasing display of the first audio playback user interfaceand displaying a first user interface of a first set of user interfaces;while displaying a user interface of the first set of user interfaces,receiving user input representing a first contact on the touch-sensitivesurface; determining whether a characteristic intensity of the firstcontact exceeds an intensity threshold; in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactexceeds the intensity threshold, ceasing display of first set of userinterfaces and displaying a first set of affordances; receiving userinput associated with a first affordance of the first set ofaffordances; in response to receiving the user input associated with thefirst affordance of the first set of affordances, ceasing display of thefirst set of affordances and displaying a first user interface of asecond set of user interfaces; and in accordance with a determinationthat the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceedthe intensity threshold, forgoing display of the first set ofaffordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface configured todetect intensity of touches; means for displaying a first audio playbackuser interface; means for receiving user input representing a firstmovement of the rotatable input mechanism; means, responsive toreceiving the user input representing the first movement of therotatable input mechanism, for ceasing display of the first audioplayback user interface and displaying a first user interface of a firstset of user interfaces; means, while displaying a user interface of thefirst set of user interfaces, for receiving user input representing afirst contact on the touch-sensitive surface; means for determiningwhether a characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds anintensity threshold; means, in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold, for ceasing display of first set of user interfaces anddisplaying a first set of affordances; means for receiving user inputassociated with a first affordance of the first set of affordances;means, responsive to receiving the user input associated with the firstaffordance of the first set of affordances, for ceasing display of thefirst set of affordances and displaying a first user interface of asecond set of user interfaces; and means, in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactdoes not exceed the intensity threshold, for forgoing display of thefirst set of affordances.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a rotatable inputmechanism unit configured to receive movements; a touch-sensitivesurface unit configured to detect intensity of touches; and a processingunit coupled to the display unit, the rotatable input mechanism unit,and the touch-sensitive surface unit, the processing unit configured to:enable display of a first audio playback user interface; receive userinput representing a first movement of the rotatable input mechanism; inresponse to receiving the user input representing the first movement ofthe rotatable input mechanism, cease display of the first audio playbackuser interface and enable display of a first user interface of a firstset of user interfaces; while displaying a user interface of the firstset of user interfaces, receive user input representing a first contacton the touch-sensitive surface; determine whether a characteristicintensity of the first contact exceeds an intensity threshold; inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thefirst contact exceeds the intensity threshold, cease display of firstset of user interfaces and enable display of a first set of affordances;receive user input associated with a first affordance of the first setof affordances; in response to receiving the user input associated withthe first affordance of the first set of affordances, cease display ofthe first set of affordances and enable display of a first userinterface of a second set of user interfaces; and in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactdoes not exceed the intensity threshold, forgo display of the first setof affordances.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display and a rotatable input mechanism. The method comprises:displaying a first audio application user interface; while displayingthe first audio application user interface, receiving a first user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism in a rotationdirection; in response to receiving the first user input, ceasingdisplay of the first audio application user interface and displaying asecond audio application user interface; while displaying the secondaudio application user interface, receiving a second user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotationdirection; and in response to receiving the second user input, ceasingdisplay of the second audio application user interface and displaying athird audio application user interface.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a displayand a rotatable input mechanism cause the device to: display a firstaudio application user interface; while displaying the first audioapplication user interface, receive a first user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction; inresponse to receiving the first user input, cease display of the firstaudio application user interface and display a second audio applicationuser interface; while displaying the second audio application userinterface, receive a second user input representing movement of therotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction; and in response toreceiving the second user input, cease display of the second audioapplication user interface and display a third audio application userinterface.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; one or more processors; memory; and one ormore programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memoryand configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one ormore programs including instructions for: displaying a first audioapplication user interface; while displaying the first audio applicationuser interface, receiving a first user input representing movement ofthe rotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction; in response toreceiving the first user input, ceasing display of the first audioapplication user interface and displaying a second audio applicationuser interface; while displaying the second audio application userinterface, receiving a second user input representing movement of therotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction; and in response toreceiving the second user input, ceasing display of the second audioapplication user interface and displaying a third audio application userinterface.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; means for displaying a first audioapplication user interface; while displaying the first audio applicationuser interface, means for receiving a first user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction;means, responsive to receiving the first user input, for ceasing displayof the first audio application user interface and displaying a secondaudio application user interface; while displaying the second audioapplication user interface, means for receiving a second user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotationdirection; and means, responsive to receiving the second user input, forceasing display of the second audio application user interface anddisplaying a third audio application user interface.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a rotatable inputmechanism unit configured to receive movements; and a processing unitcoupled to the display unit and the rotatable input mechanism unit, theprocessing unit configured to: enable display of a first audioapplication user interface; while displaying the first audio applicationuser interface, receive a first user input representing movement of therotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction; in response toreceiving the first user input, cease display of the first audioapplication user interface and enable display of a second audioapplication user interface; while displaying the second audioapplication user interface, receive a second user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction; andin response to receiving the second user input, cease display of thesecond audio application user interface and enable display of a thirdaudio application user interface.

In some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device witha display, a touch-sensitive surface, and a rotatable input mechanism.The method comprises: displaying a first audio playback user interface;while displaying the first audio playback user interface, receiving afirst user input representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism;in response to receiving the first user input, ceasing display of thefirst audio playback user interface and displaying a first userinterface of a first set of user interfaces; while displaying a userinterface of the first set of user interfaces, receiving a second userinput representing a swipe in a first direction; in response toreceiving the second user input, replacing display of a portion of theuser interface of the first set of user interfaces with display of anavigation interface, wherein the navigation interface comprises a firstnavigation affordance associated with the first set of user interfacesand a second navigation affordance associated with a second set of userinterfaces; receiving a third user input associated with the secondnavigation affordance of the navigation interface; and in response toreceiving the third user input, ceasing display of the first set of userinterfaces and the navigation interface and displaying a first userinterface of the second set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumstores one or more programs, the one or more programs comprisinginstructions, which when executed by an electronic device with adisplay, a rotatable input mechanism, and a touch-sensitive surfacecause the device to: display a first audio playback user interface;while displaying the first audio playback user interface, receive afirst user input representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism;in response to receiving the first user input, cease display of thefirst audio playback user interface and display a first user interfaceof a first set of user interfaces; while displaying a user interface ofthe first set of user interfaces, receive a second user inputrepresenting a swipe in a first direction; in response to receiving thesecond user input, replace display of a portion of the user interface ofthe first set of user interfaces with display of a navigation interface,wherein the navigation interface comprises a first navigation affordanceassociated with the first set of user interfaces and a second navigationaffordance associated with a second set of user interfaces, receive athird user input associated with the second navigation affordance of thenavigation interface; and in response to receiving the third user input,cease display of the first set of user interfaces and the navigationinterface and display a first user interface of the second set of userinterfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface; one or moreprocessors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or moreprograms are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by theone or more processors, the one or more programs including instructionsfor: displaying a first audio playback user interface; while displayingthe first audio playback user interface, receiving a first user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response toreceiving the first user input, ceasing display of the first audioplayback user interface and displaying a first user interface of a firstset of user interfaces; while displaying a user interface of the firstset of user interfaces, receiving a second user input representing aswipe in a first direction; in response to receiving the second userinput, replacing display of a portion of the user interface of the firstset of user interfaces with display of a navigation interface, whereinthe navigation interface comprises a first navigation affordanceassociated with the first set of user interfaces and a second navigationaffordance associated with a second set of user interfaces, receiving athird user input associated with the second navigation affordance of thenavigation interface; and in response to receiving the third user input,ceasing display of the first set of user interfaces and the navigationinterface and displaying a first user interface of the second set ofuser interfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display; arotatable input mechanism; a touch-sensitive surface; means fordisplaying a first audio playback user interface; means, whiledisplaying the first audio playback user interface, for receiving afirst user input representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism;means, responsive to receiving the first user input, for ceasing displayof the first audio playback user interface and displaying a first userinterface of a first set of user interfaces; means, while displaying auser interface of the first set of user interfaces, for receiving asecond user input representing a swipe in a first direction; means,responsive to receiving the second user input, for replacing display ofa portion of the user interface of the first set of user interfaces withdisplay of a navigation interface, wherein the navigation interfacecomprises a first navigation affordance associated with the first set ofuser interfaces and a second navigation affordance associated with asecond set of user interfaces, means for receiving a third user inputassociated with the second navigation affordance of the navigationinterface; and means, responsive to receiving the third user input, forceasing display of the first set of user interfaces and the navigationinterface and displaying a first user interface of the second set ofuser interfaces.

In some embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a display unitconfigured to display a graphic user interface; a rotatable inputmechanism unit configured to receive movements; a touch-sensitivesurface unit configured to receive contacts; and a processing unitcoupled to the display unit, the rotatable input mechanism unit, and thetouch-sensitive surface unit, the processing unit configured to: enabledisplay of a first audio playback user interface; while displaying thefirst audio playback user interface, receive a first user inputrepresenting movement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response toreceiving the first user input, cease display of the first audioplayback user interface and enable display of a first user interface ofa first set of user interfaces; while displaying a user interface of thefirst set of user interfaces, receive a second user input representing aswipe in a first direction; in response to receiving the second userinput, replace display of a portion of the user interface of the firstset of user interfaces with display of a navigation interface, whereinthe navigation interface comprises a first navigation affordanceassociated with the first set of user interfaces and a second navigationaffordance associated with a second set of user interfaces; receive athird user input associated with the second navigation affordance of thenavigation interface; and in response to receiving the third user input,cease display of the first set of user interfaces and the navigationinterface and enable display of a first user interface of the second setof user interfaces.

Thus, devices are provided with faster, more efficient methods andinterfaces for accessing and playing music, thereby increasing theeffectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction with such devices. Suchmethods and interfaces may complement or replace conventional methodsfor accessing and playing music.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the various described embodiments,reference should be made to the Description of Embodiments below, inconjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numeralsrefer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating a portable multifunction devicewith a touch-sensitive display in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for eventhandling in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch screenin accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu ofapplications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary user interface for a multifunctiondevice with a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the displayin accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 5A illustrates a personal electronic device in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 5B is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5C-5D illustrate exemplary components of a personal electronicdevice having a touch-sensitive display and intensity sensors inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 5E-5H illustrate exemplary components and user interfaces of apersonal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 6A-6D illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing andplaying music.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process for accessingand playing music.

FIG. 8 illustrates a functional block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 9A-9C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music.

FIGS. 11A-11C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 12 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music.

FIGS. 13A-13C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music.

FIGS. 15A-15C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 16 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music.

FIGS. 17A-17C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 18 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music.

FIGS. 19A-19C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 20 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music.

FIG. 21A-21C illustrate exemplary user interfaces in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIG. 22 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music.

FIG. 23 illustrates an exemplary user interface in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 24 illustrate an exemplary user interface in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 25 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 26 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 27 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 28 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 29 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 30 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 31 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 32 illustrates a function block diagram of an electronic device inaccordance with some embodiments.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The following description sets forth exemplary methods, parameters andthe like. It should be recognized, however, that such description is notintended as a limitation on the scope of the present disclosure but isinstead provided as a description of exemplary embodiments.

There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient musicaccess to a user for playback. For example, ease of use for viewingmusic, playing music, shuffling music, and repeating music contribute tothe efficiency of music access. Such techniques can reduce the cognitiveburden on a user who accesses and plays music, thereby enhancingproductivity. Further, such techniques can reduce processor and batterypower otherwise wasted on redundant user inputs.

Below, FIGS. 1A-1B, 2, 3, 4A-4B, and 5A-5B provide a description ofexemplary devices for performing the techniques for accessing andplaying music. FIGS. 6A-6D, 9A-9C, 11A-11C, 13A-13C, 15A-15C, 17A-17C,19A-19C, 21A-21C, and 23 illustrate exemplary user interfaces foraccessing and playing music. The user interfaces in the figures are alsoused to illustrate the processes described below, including the processin FIGS. 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22.

Although the following description uses terms “first,” “second,” etc. todescribe various elements, these elements should not be limited by theterms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element fromanother. For example, a first touch could be termed a second touch, and,similarly, a second touch could be termed a first touch, withoutdeparting from the scope of the various described embodiments. The firsttouch and the second touch are both touches, but they are not the sametouch.

The terminology used in the description of the various describedembodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particularembodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in thedescription of the various described embodiments and the appendedclaims, the singular forms “a”, “an,” and “the” are intended to includethe plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicatesotherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as usedherein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations ofone or more of the associated listed items. It will be furtherunderstood that the terms “includes,” “including,” “comprises,” and/or“comprising,” when used in this specification, specify the presence ofstated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/orcomponents, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or moreother features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components,and/or groups thereof.

The term “if” is, optionally, construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “inresponse to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on thecontext. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a statedcondition or event] is detected” is, optionally, construed to mean “upondetermining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [thestated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the statedcondition or event],” depending on the context.

Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, andassociated processes for using such devices are described. In someembodiments, the device is a portable communications device, such as amobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such as PDA and/ormusic player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunctiondevices include, without limitation, the iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad®devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. Other portable electronicdevices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitivesurfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touchpads), are,optionally, used. It should also be understood that, in someembodiments, the device is not a portable communications device, but isa desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screendisplay and/or a touchpad).

In the discussion that follows, an electronic device that includes adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should beunderstood, however, that the electronic device optionally includes oneor more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physicalkeyboard, a mouse, and/or a joystick.

The device typically supports a variety of applications, such as one ormore of the following: a drawing application, a presentationapplication, a word processing application, a website creationapplication, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet application, agaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencingapplication, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, aworkout support application, a photo management application, a digitalcamera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsingapplication, a digital music player application, and/or a digital videoplayer application.

The various applications that are executed on the device optionally useat least one common physical user-interface device, such as thetouch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitivesurface as well as corresponding information displayed on the deviceare, optionally, adjusted and/or varied from one application to the nextand/or within a respective application. In this way, a common physicalarchitecture (such as the touch-sensitive surface) of the deviceoptionally supports the variety of applications with user interfacesthat are intuitive and transparent to the user.

Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable devices withtouch-sensitive displays. FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustratingportable multifunction device 100 with touch-sensitive display system112 in accordance with some embodiments. Touch-sensitive display 112 issometimes called a “touch screen” for convenience and is sometimes knownas or called a “touch-sensitive display system.” Device 100 includesmemory 102 (which optionally includes one or more computer-readablestorage mediums), memory controller 122, one or more processing units(CPUs) 120, peripherals interface 118, RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry110, speaker 111, microphone 113, input/output (I/O) subsystem 106,other input control devices 116, and external port 124. Device 100optionally includes one or more optical sensors 164. Device 100optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 fordetecting intensity of contacts on device 100 (e.g., a touch-sensitivesurface such as touch-sensitive display system 112 of device 100).Device 100 optionally includes one or more tactile output generators 167for generating tactile outputs on device 100 (e.g., generating tactileoutputs on a touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive displaysystem 112 of device 100 or touchpad 355 of device 300). Thesecomponents optionally communicate over one or more communication busesor signal lines 103.

As used in the specification and claims, the term “intensity” of acontact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the force or pressure(force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a finger contact) on thetouch-sensitive surface, or to a substitute (proxy) for the force orpressure of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. The intensity of acontact has a range of values that includes at least four distinctvalues and more typically includes hundreds of distinct values (e.g., atleast 256). Intensity of a contact is, optionally, determined (ormeasured) using various approaches and various sensors or combinationsof sensors. For example, one or more force sensors underneath oradjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are, optionally, used to measureforce at various points on the touch-sensitive surface. In someimplementations, force measurements from multiple force sensors arecombined (e.g., a weighted average) to determine an estimated force of acontact. Similarly, a pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is, optionally,used to determine a pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitivesurface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on thetouch-sensitive surface and/or changes thereto, the capacitance of thetouch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto,and/or the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to thecontact and/or changes thereto are, optionally, used as a substitute forthe force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. Insome implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force orpressure are used directly to determine whether an intensity thresholdhas been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in unitscorresponding to the substitute measurements). In some implementations,the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are convertedto an estimated force or pressure, and the estimated force or pressureis used to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded(e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in unitsof pressure). Using the intensity of a contact as an attribute of a userinput allows for user access to additional device functionality that mayotherwise not be accessible by the user on a reduced-size device withlimited real estate for displaying affordances (e.g., on atouch-sensitive display) and/or receiving user input (e.g., via atouch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or aphysical/mechanical control such as a knob or a button).

As used in the specification and claims, the term “tactile output”refers to physical displacement of a device relative to a previousposition of the device, physical displacement of a component (e.g., atouch-sensitive surface) of a device relative to another component(e.g., housing) of the device, or displacement of the component relativeto a center of mass of the device that will be detected by a user withthe user's sense of touch. For example, in situations where the deviceor the component of the device is in contact with a surface of a userthat is sensitive to touch (e.g., a finger, palm, or other part of auser's hand), the tactile output generated by the physical displacementwill be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding toa perceived change in physical characteristics of the device or thecomponent of the device. For example, movement of a touch-sensitivesurface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or trackpad) is, optionally,interpreted by the user as a “down click” or “up click” of a physicalactuator button. In some cases, a user will feel a tactile sensationsuch as an “down click” or “up click” even when there is no movement ofa physical actuator button associated with the touch-sensitive surfacethat is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user's movements. Asanother example, movement of the touch-sensitive surface is, optionally,interpreted or sensed by the user as “roughness” of the touch-sensitivesurface, even when there is no change in smoothness of thetouch-sensitive surface. While such interpretations of touch by a userwill be subject to the individualized sensory perceptions of the user,there are many sensory perceptions of touch that are common to a largemajority of users. Thus, when a tactile output is described ascorresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., an “upclick,” a “down click,” “roughness”), unless otherwise stated, thegenerated tactile output corresponds to physical displacement of thedevice or a component thereof that will generate the described sensoryperception for a typical (or average) user.

It should be appreciated that device 100 is only one example of aportable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally has moreor fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or morecomponents, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangementof the components. The various components shown in FIG. 1A areimplemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware andsoftware, including one or more signal processing and/orapplication-specific integrated circuits.

Memory 102 optionally includes one or more computer-readable storagemediums. The computer-readable storage mediums are optionally tangibleand non-transitory. The computer-readable storage mediums are optionallytransitory. Memory 102 optionally includes high-speed random accessmemory and optionally also includes non-volatile memory, such as one ormore magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or othernon-volatile solid-state memory devices. Memory controller 122optionally controls access to memory 102 by other components of device100.

Peripherals interface 118 can be used to couple input and outputperipherals of the device to CPU 120 and memory 102. The one or moreprocessors 120 run or execute various software programs and/or sets ofinstructions stored in memory 102 to perform various functions fordevice 100 and to process data. In some embodiments, peripheralsinterface 118, CPU 120, and memory controller 122 are, optionally,implemented on a single chip, such as chip 104. In some otherembodiments, they are, optionally, implemented on separate chips.

RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF signals, alsocalled electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 converts electricalsignals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates withcommunications networks and other communications devices via theelectromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 optionally includes well-knowncircuitry for performing these functions, including but not limited toan antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner,one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, asubscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, and so forth. RFcircuitry 108 optionally communicates with networks, such as theInternet, also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranetand/or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, awireless local area network (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network(MAN), and other devices by wireless communication. The RF circuitry 108optionally includes well-known circuitry for detecting near fieldcommunication (NFC) fields, such as by a short-range communicationradio. The wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality ofcommunications standards, protocols, and technologies, including but notlimited to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced DataGSM Environment (EDGE), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA),high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only (EV-DO),HSPA, HSPA+, Dual-Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), long term evolution (LTE), nearfield communication (NFC), wideband code division multiple access(W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multipleaccess (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity(Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n,and/or IEEE 802.11ac), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, aprotocol for e-mail (e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP)and/or post office protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensiblemessaging and presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol forInstant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), InstantMessaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service(SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol, includingcommunication protocols not yet developed as of the filing date of thisdocument.

Audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide an audiointerface between a user and device 100. Audio circuitry 110 receivesaudio data from peripherals interface 118, converts the audio data to anelectrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker 111.Speaker 111 converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves.Audio circuitry 110 also receives electrical signals converted bymicrophone 113 from sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 converts theelectrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data toperipherals interface 118 for processing. Audio data is, optionally,retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or RF circuitry 108by peripherals interface 118. In some embodiments, audio circuitry 110also includes a headset jack (e.g., 212, FIG. 2). The headset jackprovides an interface between audio circuitry 110 and removable audioinput/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headsetwith both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears) and input(e.g., a microphone).

I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on device 100, suchas touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116, to peripheralsinterface 118. I/O subsystem 106 optionally includes display controller156, optical sensor controller 158, intensity sensor controller 159,haptic feedback controller 161, and one or more input controllers 160for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers160 receive/send electrical signals from/to other input control devices116. The other input control devices 116 optionally include physicalbuttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, sliderswitches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternateembodiments, input controller(s) 160 are, optionally, coupled to any (ornone) of the following: a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and apointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208, FIG.2) optionally include an up/down button for volume control of speaker111 and/or microphone 113. The one or more buttons optionally include apush button (e.g., 206, FIG. 2).

A quick press of the push button optionally disengages a lock of touchscreen 112 or optionally begins a process that uses gestures on thetouch screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by PerformingGestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, U.S. Pat. No.7,657,849, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Alonger press of the push button (e.g., 206) optionally turns power todevice 100 on or off. The functionality of one or more of the buttonsare, optionally, user-customizable. Touch screen 112 is used toimplement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.

Touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and an outputinterface between the device and a user. Display controller 156 receivesand/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen 112. Touch screen112 displays visual output to the user. The visual output optionallyincludes graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof(collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all ofthe visual output optionally corresponds to user-interface objects.

Touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or set ofsensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactilecontact. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 (along with anyassociated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102) detectcontact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen112 and convert the detected contact into interaction withuser-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages,or images) that are displayed on touch screen 112. In an exemplaryembodiment, a point of contact between touch screen 112 and the usercorresponds to a finger of the user.

Touch screen 112 optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal display)technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED(light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologiesare used in other embodiments. Touch screen 112 and display controller156 optionally detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof usingany of a plurality of touch sensing technologies now known or laterdeveloped, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared,and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximitysensor arrays or other elements for determining one or more points ofcontact with touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, projectedmutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in theiPhone® and iPod Touch® from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, Calif.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 is,optionally, analogous to the multi-touch sensitive touchpads describedin the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat.No. 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932(Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each ofwhich is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However,touch screen 112 displays visual output from device 100, whereastouch-sensitive touchpads do not provide visual output.

A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 isdescribed in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 11/381,313, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed May 2,2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “MultipointTouchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No.10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30,2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264, “Gestures ForTouch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User InterfacesFor Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input Device Placement On ATouch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (7) U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A Computer With A TouchScreen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser.No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen VirtualKeyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No.11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006. Allof these applications are incorporated by reference herein in theirentirety.

Touch screen 112 optionally has a video resolution in excess of 100 dpi.In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution ofapproximately 160 dpi. The user optionally makes contact with touchscreen 112 using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, afinger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user interface isdesigned to work primarily with finger-based contacts and gestures,which can be less precise than stylus-based input due to the larger areaof contact of a finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, thedevice translates the rough finger-based input into a precisepointer/cursor position or command for performing the actions desired bythe user.

In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, device 100optionally includes a touchpad (not shown) for activating ordeactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad isa touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, doesnot display visual output. The touchpad is, optionally, atouch-sensitive surface that is separate from touch screen 112 or anextension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen.

Device 100 also includes power system 162 for powering the variouscomponents. Power system 162 optionally includes a power managementsystem, one or more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current(AC)), a recharging system, a power failure detection circuit, a powerconverter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emittingdiode (LED)) and any other components associated with the generation,management and distribution of power in portable devices.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more optical sensors 164.FIG. 1A shows an optical sensor coupled to optical sensor controller 158in I/O subsystem 106. Optical sensor 164 optionally includescharge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor(CMOS) phototransistors. Optical sensor 164 receives light from theenvironment, projected through one or more lenses, and converts thelight to data representing an image. In conjunction with imaging module143 (also called a camera module), optical sensor 164 optionallycaptures still images or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensoris located on the back of device 100, opposite touch screen display 112on the front of the device so that the touch screen display is enabledfor use as a viewfinder for still and/or video image acquisition. Insome embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of thedevice so that the user's image is, optionally, obtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other video conferenceparticipants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, theposition of optical sensor 164 can be changed by the user (e.g., byrotating the lens and the sensor in the device housing) so that a singleoptical sensor 164 is used along with the touch screen display for bothvideo conferencing and still and/or video image acquisition.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact intensitysensors 165. FIG. 1A shows a contact intensity sensor coupled tointensity sensor controller 159 in I/O subsystem 106. Contact intensitysensor 165 optionally includes one or more piezoresistive strain gauges,capacitive force sensors, electric force sensors, piezoelectric forcesensors, optical force sensors, capacitive touch-sensitive surfaces, orother intensity sensors (e.g., sensors used to measure the force (orpressure) of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface). Contact intensitysensor 165 receives contact intensity information (e.g., pressureinformation or a proxy for pressure information) from the environment.In some embodiments, at least one contact intensity sensor is collocatedwith, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitivedisplay system 112). In some embodiments, at least one contact intensitysensor is located on the back of device 100, opposite touch screendisplay 112, which is located on the front of device 100.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors 166.FIG. 1A shows proximity sensor 166 coupled to peripherals interface 118.Alternately, proximity sensor 166 is, optionally, coupled to inputcontroller 160 in I/O subsystem 106. Proximity sensor 166 optionallyperforms as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839,“Proximity Detector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No. 11/240,788, “ProximityDetector In Handheld Device”; Ser. No. 11/620,702, “Using Ambient LightSensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output”; Ser. No. 11/586,862,“Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In PortableDevices”; and Ser. No. 11/638,251, “Methods And Systems For AutomaticConfiguration Of Peripherals,” which are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety. In some embodiments, the proximity sensorturns off and disables touch screen 112 when the multifunction device isplaced near the user's ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call).

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more tactile outputgenerators 167. FIG. 1A shows a tactile output generator coupled tohaptic feedback controller 161 in I/O subsystem 106. Tactile outputgenerator 167 optionally includes one or more electroacoustic devicessuch as speakers or other audio components and/or electromechanicaldevices that convert energy into linear motion such as a motor,solenoid, electroactive polymer, piezoelectric actuator, electrostaticactuator, or other tactile output generating component (e.g., acomponent that converts electrical signals into tactile outputs on thedevice). Contact intensity sensor 165 receives tactile feedbackgeneration instructions from haptic feedback module 133 and generatestactile outputs on device 100 that are capable of being sensed by a userof device 100. In some embodiments, at least one tactile outputgenerator is collocated with, or proximate to, a touch-sensitive surface(e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112) and, optionally, generates atactile output by moving the touch-sensitive surface vertically (e.g.,in/out of a surface of device 100) or laterally (e.g., back and forth inthe same plane as a surface of device 100). In some embodiments, atleast one tactile output generator sensor is located on the back ofdevice 100, opposite touch screen display 112, which is located on thefront of device 100.

Device 100 optionally also includes one or more accelerometers 168. FIG.1A shows accelerometer 168 coupled to peripherals interface 118.Alternately, accelerometer 168 is, optionally, coupled to an inputcontroller 160 in I/O subsystem 106. Accelerometer 168 optionallyperforms as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050190059,“Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable ElectronicDevices,” and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20060017692, “Methods AndApparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer,”both of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. Insome embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen displayin a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of datareceived from the one or more accelerometers. Device 100 optionallyincludes, in addition to accelerometer(s) 168, a magnetometer (notshown) and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system) receiver(not shown) for obtaining information concerning the location andorientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of device 100.

In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102include operating system 126, communication module (or set ofinstructions) 128, contact/motion module (or set of instructions) 130,graphics module (or set of instructions) 132, text input module (or setof instructions) 134, Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set ofinstructions) 135, and applications (or sets of instructions) 136.Furthermore, in some embodiments, memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3)stores device/global internal state 157, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 3.Device/global internal state 157 includes one or more of: activeapplication state, indicating which applications, if any, are currentlyactive; display state, indicating what applications, views or otherinformation occupy various regions of touch screen display 112; sensorstate, including information obtained from the device's various sensorsand input control devices 116; and location information concerning thedevice's location and/or attitude.

Operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, iOS,WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includesvarious software components and/or drivers for controlling and managinggeneral system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control,power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between varioushardware and software components.

Communication module 128 facilitates communication with other devicesover one or more external ports 124 and also includes various softwarecomponents for handling data received by RF circuitry 108 and/orexternal port 124. External port 124 (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB),FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly to other devices orindirectly over a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). Insome embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin)connector that is the same as, or similar to and/or compatible with, the30-pin connector used on iPod® (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.

Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects contact with touch screen112 (in conjunction with display controller 156) and othertouch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel).Contact/motion module 130 includes various software components forperforming various operations related to detection of contact, such asdetermining if contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger-downevent), determining an intensity of the contact (e.g., the force orpressure of the contact or a substitute for the force or pressure of thecontact), determining if there is movement of the contact and trackingthe movement across the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one ormore finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased(e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact).Contact/motion module 130 receives contact data from the touch-sensitivesurface. Determining movement of the point of contact, which isrepresented by a series of contact data, optionally includes determiningspeed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or anacceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of the point ofcontact. These operations are, optionally, applied to single contacts(e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g.,“multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments,contact/motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contact on atouchpad.

In some embodiments, contact/motion module 130 uses a set of one or moreintensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has beenperformed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has “clicked” onan icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensitythresholds are determined in accordance with software parameters (e.g.,the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation thresholdsof particular physical actuators and can be adjusted without changingthe physical hardware of device 100). For example, a mouse “click”threshold of a trackpad or touch screen display can be set to any of alarge range of predefined threshold values without changing the trackpador touch screen display hardware. Additionally, in some implementations,a user of the device is provided with software settings for adjustingone or more of the set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjustingindividual intensity thresholds and/or by adjusting a plurality ofintensity thresholds at once with a system-level click “intensity”parameter).

Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects a gesture input by a user.Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contactpatterns (e.g., different motions, timings, and/or intensities ofdetected contacts). Thus, a gesture is, optionally, detected bydetecting a particular contact pattern. For example, detecting a fingertap gesture includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detectinga finger-up (liftoff) event at the same position (or substantially thesame position) as the finger-down event (e.g., at the position of anicon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on thetouch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger-down event followedby detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequentlyfollowed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event.

Graphics module 132 includes various known software components forrendering and displaying graphics on touch screen 112 or other display,including components for changing the visual impact (e.g., brightness,transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual property) ofgraphics that are displayed. As used herein, the term “graphics”includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including ,withoutlimitation, text, web pages, icons (such as user-interface objectsincluding soft keys), digital images, videos, animations, and the like.

In some embodiments, graphics module 132 stores data representinggraphics to be used. Each graphic is, optionally, assigned acorresponding code. Graphics module 132 receives, from applicationsetc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be displayed along with,if necessary, coordinate data and other graphic property data, and thengenerates screen image data to output to display controller 156.

Haptic feedback module 133 includes various software components forgenerating instructions used by tactile output generator(s) 167 toproduce tactile outputs at one or more locations on device 100 inresponse to user interactions with device 100.

Text input module 134, which is, optionally, a component of graphicsmodule 132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in variousapplications (e.g., contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141, browser 147, andany other application that needs text input).

GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides thisinformation for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone 138 foruse in location-based dialing; to camera 143 as picture/video metadata;and to applications that provide location-based services such as weatherwidgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets).

Applications 136 optionally include the following modules (or sets ofinstructions), or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or contact        list);    -   Telephone module 138;    -   Video conference module 139;    -   E-mail client module 140;    -   Instant messaging (IM) module 141;    -   Workout support module 142;    -   Camera module 143 for still and/or video images;    -   Image management module 144;    -   Video player module;    -   Music player module;    -   Browser module 147;    -   Calendar module 148;    -   Widget modules 149, which optionally include one or more of:        weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget        149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, dictionary widget 149-5, and        other widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created        widgets 149-6;    -   Widget creator module 150 for making user-created widgets 149-6;    -   Search module 151;    -   Video and music player module 152, which merges video player        module and music player module;    -   Notes module 153;    -   Map module 154; and/or    -   Online video module 155.

Examples of other applications 136 that are, optionally, stored inmemory 102 include other word processing applications, other imageediting applications, drawing applications, presentation applications,JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voicerecognition, and voice replication.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module134, contacts module 137 are, optionally, used to manage an address bookor contact list (e.g., stored in application internal state 192 ofcontacts module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370), including: addingname(s) to the address book; deleting name(s) from the address book;associating telephone number(s), e-mail address(es), physicaladdress(es) or other information with a name; associating an image witha name; categorizing and sorting names; providing telephone numbers ore-mail addresses to initiate and/or facilitate communications bytelephone 138, video conference module 139, e-mail 140, or IM 141; andso forth.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motionmodule 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, telephonemodule 138 are, optionally, used to enter a sequence of characterscorresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephonenumbers in contacts module 137, modify a telephone number that has beenentered, dial a respective telephone number, conduct a conversation, anddisconnect or hang up when the conversation is completed. As notedabove, the wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality ofcommunications standards, protocols, and technologies.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111,microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130, graphicsmodule 132, text input module 134, contacts module 137, and telephonemodule 138, video conference module 139 includes executable instructionsto initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a userand one or more other participants in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and textinput module 134, e-mail client module 140 includes executableinstructions to create, send, receive, and manage e-mail in response touser instructions. In conjunction with image management module 144,e-mail client module 140 makes it very easy to create and send e-mailswith still or video images taken with camera module 143.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and textinput module 134, the instant messaging module 141 includes executableinstructions to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to aninstant message, to modify previously entered characters, to transmit arespective instant message (for example, using a Short Message Service(SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocol for telephony-basedinstant messages or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-basedinstant messages), to receive instant messages, and to view receivedinstant messages. In some embodiments, transmitted and/or receivedinstant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, videofiles and/or other attachments as are supported in an MMS and/or anEnhanced Messaging Service (EMS). As used herein, “instant messaging”refers to both telephony-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMSor MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP,SIMPLE, or IMPS).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, GPS module 135, map module 154, and music playermodule, workout support module 142 includes executable instructions tocreate workouts (e.g., with time, distance, and/or calorie burninggoals); communicate with workout sensors (sports devices); receiveworkout sensor data; calibrate sensors used to monitor a workout; selectand play music for a workout; and display, store, and transmit workoutdata.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, opticalsensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130,graphics module 132, and image management module 144, camera module 143includes executable instructions to capture still images or video(including a video stream) and store them into memory 102, modifycharacteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image orvideo from memory 102.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134,and camera module 143, image management module 144 includes executableinstructions to arrange, modify (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate,label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), andstore still and/or video images.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and textinput module 134, browser module 147 includes executable instructions tobrowse the Internet in accordance with user instructions, includingsearching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portionsthereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147,calendar module 148 includes executable instructions to create, display,modify, and store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g.,calendar entries, to-do lists, etc.) in accordance with userinstructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, and browser module 147, widget modules 149 aremini-applications that are, optionally, downloaded and used by a user(e.g., weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or createdby the user (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some embodiments, awidget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS(Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In someembodiments, a widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) fileand a JavaScript file (e.g., Yahoo! Widgets).

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, and browser module 147, the widget creator module 150are, optionally, used by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning auser-specified portion of a web page into a widget).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module134, search module 151 includes executable instructions to search fortext, music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory 102 thatmatch one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specifiedsearch terms) in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110,speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, video and musicplayer module 152 includes executable instructions that allow the userto download and play back recorded music and other sound files stored inone or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, and executableinstructions to display, present, or otherwise play back videos (e.g.,on touch screen 112 or on an external, connected display via externalport 124). In some embodiments, device 100 optionally includes thefunctionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of AppleInc.).

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module134, notes module 153 includes executable instructions to create andmanage notes, to-do lists, and the like in accordance with userinstructions.

In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, displaycontroller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, textinput module 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, map module 154are, optionally, used to receive, display, modify, and store maps anddata associated with maps (e.g., driving directions, data on stores andother points of interest at or near a particular location, and otherlocation-based data) in accordance with user instructions.

In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156,contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110,speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, e-mail clientmodule 140, and browser module 147, online video module 155 includesinstructions that allow the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., bystreaming and/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or onan external, connected display via external port 124), send an e-mailwith a link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage onlinevideos in one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments,instant messaging module 141, rather than e-mail client module 140, isused to send a link to a particular online video. Additional descriptionof the online video application can be found in U.S. Provisional PatentApplication No. 60/936,562, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20,2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067, “PortableMultifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for PlayingOnline Videos,” filed Dec. 31, 2007, the contents of which are herebyincorporated by reference in their entirety.

Each of the above-identified modules and applications corresponds to aset of executable instructions for performing one or more functionsdescribed above and the methods described in this application (e.g., thecomputer-implemented methods and other information processing methodsdescribed herein). These modules (e.g., sets of instructions) need notbe implemented as separate software programs, procedures, or modules,and thus various subsets of these modules are, optionally, combined orotherwise rearranged in various embodiments. For example, video playermodule is, optionally, combined with music player module into a singlemodule (e.g., video and music player module 152, FIG. 1A). In someembodiments, memory 102 optionally stores a subset of the modules anddata structures identified above. Furthermore, memory 102 optionallystores additional modules and data structures not described above.

In some embodiments, device 100 is a device where operation of apredefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusivelythrough a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/ora touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device100, the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons,dials, and the like) on device 100 is, optionally, reduced.

The predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through atouch screen and/or a touchpad optionally include navigation betweenuser interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by theuser, navigates device 100 to a main, home, or root menu from any userinterface that is displayed on device 100. In such embodiments, a “menubutton” is implemented using a touchpad. In some other embodiments, themenu button is a physical push button or other physical input controldevice instead of a touchpad.

FIG. 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for eventhandling in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments,memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3) includes event sorter 170 (e.g., inoperating system 126) and a respective application 136-1 (e.g., any ofthe aforementioned applications 137-151, 155, 380-390).

Event sorter 170 receives event information and determines theapplication 136-1 and application view 191 of application 136-1 to whichto deliver the event information. Event sorter 170 includes eventmonitor 171 and event dispatcher module 174. In some embodiments,application 136-1 includes application internal state 192, whichindicates the current application view(s) displayed on touch-sensitivedisplay 112 when the application is active or executing. In someembodiments, device/global internal state 157 is used by event sorter170 to determine which application(s) is (are) currently active, andapplication internal state 192 is used by event sorter 170 to determineapplication views 191 to which to deliver event information.

In some embodiments, application internal state 192 includes additionalinformation, such as one or more of: resume information to be used whenapplication 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state informationthat indicates information being displayed or that is ready for displayby application 136-1, a state queue for enabling the user to go back toa prior state or view of application 136-1, and a redo/undo queue ofprevious actions taken by the user.

Event monitor 171 receives event information from peripherals interface118. Event information includes information about a sub-event (e.g., auser touch on touch-sensitive display 112, as part of a multi-touchgesture). Peripherals interface 118 transmits information it receivesfrom I/O subsystem 106 or a sensor, such as proximity sensor 166,accelerometer(s) 168, and/or microphone 113 (through audio circuitry110). Information that peripherals interface 118 receives from I/Osubsystem 106 includes information from touch-sensitive display 112 or atouch-sensitive surface.

In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to the peripheralsinterface 118 at predetermined intervals. In response, peripheralsinterface 118 transmits event information. In other embodiments,peripherals interface 118 transmits event information only when there isa significant event (e.g., receiving an input above a predeterminednoise threshold and/or for more than a predetermined duration).

In some embodiments, event sorter 170 also includes a hit viewdetermination module 172 and/or an active event recognizer determinationmodule 173.

Hit view determination module 172 provides software procedures fordetermining where a sub-event has taken place within one or more viewswhen touch-sensitive display 112 displays more than one view. Views aremade up of controls and other elements that a user can see on thedisplay.

Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is aset of views, sometimes herein called application views or userinterface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-basedgestures occur. The application views (of a respective application) inwhich a touch is detected optionally correspond to programmatic levelswithin a programmatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example,the lowest level view in which a touch is detected is, optionally,called the hit view, and the set of events that are recognized as properinputs are, optionally, determined based, at least in part, on the hitview of the initial touch that begins a touch-based gesture.

Hit view determination module 172 receives information related tosub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application has multipleviews organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module 172identifies a hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy which shouldhandle the sub-event. In most circumstances, the hit view is the lowestlevel view in which an initiating sub-event occurs (e.g., the firstsub-event in the sequence of sub-events that form an event or potentialevent). Once the hit view is identified by the hit view determinationmodule 172, the hit view typically receives all sub-events related tothe same touch or input source for which it was identified as the hitview.

Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines which viewor views within a view hierarchy should receive a particular sequence ofsub-events. In some embodiments, active event recognizer determinationmodule 173 determines that only the hit view should receive a particularsequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, active event recognizerdetermination module 173 determines that all views that include thephysical location of a sub-event are actively involved views, andtherefore determines that all actively involved views should receive aparticular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if touchsub-events were entirely confined to the area associated with oneparticular view, views higher in the hierarchy would still remain asactively involved views.

Event dispatcher module 174 dispatches the event information to an eventrecognizer (e.g., event recognizer 180). In embodiments including activeevent recognizer determination module 173, event dispatcher module 174delivers the event information to an event recognizer determined byactive event recognizer determination module 173. In some embodiments,event dispatcher module 174 stores in an event queue the eventinformation, which is retrieved by a respective event receiver 182.

In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event sorter 170.Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event sorter 170. In yet otherembodiments, event sorter 170 is a stand-alone module, or a part ofanother module stored in memory 102, such as contact/motion module 130.

In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes a plurality of eventhandlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each of whichincludes instructions for handling touch events that occur within arespective view of the application's user interface. Each applicationview 191 of the application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers180. Typically, a respective application view 191 includes a pluralityof event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more of eventrecognizers 180 are part of a separate module, such as a user interfacekit (not shown) or a higher level object from which application 136-1inherits methods and other properties. In some embodiments, a respectiveevent handler 190 includes one or more of: data updater 176, objectupdater 177, GUI updater 178, and/or event data 179 received from eventsorter 170. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater176, object updater 177, or GUI updater 178 to update the applicationinternal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views191 include one or more respective event handlers 190. Also, in someembodiments, one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, andGUI updater 178 are included in a respective application view 191.

A respective event recognizer 180 receives event information (e.g.,event data 179) from event sorter 170 and identifies an event from theevent information. Event recognizer 180 includes event receiver 182 andevent comparator 184. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 alsoincludes at least a subset of: metadata 183, and event deliveryinstructions 188 (which may include sub-event delivery instructions).

Event receiver 182 receives event information from event sorter 170. Theevent information includes information about a sub-event, for example, atouch or a touch movement. Depending on the sub-event, the eventinformation also includes additional information, such as location ofthe sub-event. When the sub-event concerns motion of a touch, the eventinformation optionally also includes speed and direction of thesub-event. In some embodiments, events include rotation of the devicefrom one orientation to another (e.g., from a portrait orientation to alandscape orientation, or vice versa), and the event informationincludes corresponding information about the current orientation (alsocalled device attitude) of the device.

Event comparator 184 compares the event information to predefined eventor sub-event definitions and, based on the comparison, determines anevent or sub-event, or determines or updates the state of an event orsub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 includes eventdefinitions 186. Event definitions 186 contain definitions of events(e.g., predefined sequences of sub-events), for example, event 1(187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events inan event (187) include, for example, touch begin, touch end, touchmovement, touch cancellation, and multiple touching. In one example, thedefinition for event 1 (187-1) is a double tap on a displayed object.The double tap, for example, comprises a first touch (touch begin) onthe displayed object for a predetermined phase, a first liftoff (touchend) for a predetermined phase, a second touch (touch begin) on thedisplayed object for a predetermined phase, and a second liftoff (touchend) for a predetermined phase. In another example, the definition forevent 2 (187-2) is a dragging on a displayed object. The dragging, forexample, comprises a touch (or contact) on the displayed object for apredetermined phase, a movement of the touch across touch-sensitivedisplay 112, and liftoff of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments,the event also includes information for one or more associated eventhandlers 190.

In some embodiments, event definition 187 includes a definition of anevent for a respective user-interface object. In some embodiments, eventcomparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user-interfaceobject is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an applicationview in which three user-interface objects are displayed ontouch-sensitive display 112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitivedisplay 112, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine whichof the three user-interface objects is associated with the touch(sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a respectiveevent handler 190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit testto determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example,event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with thesub-event and the object triggering the hit test.

In some embodiments, the definition for a respective event (187) alsoincludes delayed actions that delay delivery of the event informationuntil after it has been determined whether the sequence of sub-eventsdoes or does not correspond to the event recognizer's event type.

When a respective event recognizer 180 determines that the series ofsub-events do not match any of the events in event definitions 186, therespective event recognizer 180 enters an event impossible, eventfailed, or event ended state, after which it disregards subsequentsub-events of the touch-based gesture. In this situation, other eventrecognizers, if any, that remain active for the hit view continue totrack and process sub-events of an ongoing touch-based gesture.

In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 includes metadata183 with configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate howthe event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery to activelyinvolved event recognizers. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includesconfigurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how eventrecognizers interact, or are enabled to interact, with one another. Insome embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags,and/or lists that indicate whether sub-events are delivered to varyinglevels in the view or programmatic hierarchy.

In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 activates eventhandler 190 associated with an event when one or more particularsub-events of an event are recognized. In some embodiments, a respectiveevent recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with theevent to event handler 190. Activating an event handler 190 is distinctfrom sending (and deferred sending) sub-events to a respective hit view.In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 throws a flag associated withthe recognized event, and event handler 190 associated with the flagcatches the flag and performs a predefined process.

In some embodiments, event delivery instructions 188 include sub-eventdelivery instructions that deliver event information about a sub-eventwithout activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event deliveryinstructions deliver event information to event handlers associated withthe series of sub-events or to actively involved views. Event handlersassociated with the series of sub-events or with actively involved viewsreceive the event information and perform a predetermined process.

In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used inapplication 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates the telephonenumber used in contacts module 137, or stores a video file used in videoplayer module. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates andupdates objects used in application 136-1. For example, object updater177 creates a new user-interface object or updates the position of auser-interface object. GUI updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUIupdater 178 prepares display information and sends it to graphics module132 for display on a touch-sensitive display.

In some embodiments, event handler(s) 190 includes or has access to dataupdater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178. In someembodiments, data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178are included in a single module of a respective application 136-1 orapplication view 191. In other embodiments, they are included in two ormore software modules.

It shall be understood that the foregoing discussion regarding eventhandling of user touches on touch-sensitive displays also applies toother forms of user inputs to operate multifunction devices 100 withinput devices, not all of which are initiated on touch screens. Forexample, mouse movement and mouse button presses, optionally coordinatedwith single or multiple keyboard presses or holds; contact movementssuch as taps, drags, scrolls, etc. on touchpads; pen stylus inputs;movement of the device; oral instructions; detected eye movements;biometric inputs; and/or any combination thereof are optionally utilizedas inputs corresponding to sub-events which define an event to berecognized.

FIG. 2 illustrates a portable multifunction device 100 having a touchscreen 112 in accordance with some embodiments. The touch screenoptionally displays one or more graphics within user interface (UI) 200.In this embodiment, as well as others described below, a user is enabledto select one or more of the graphics by making a gesture on thegraphics, for example, with one or more fingers 202 (not drawn to scalein the figure) or one or more styluses 203 (not drawn to scale in thefigure). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurswhen the user breaks contact with the one or more graphics. In someembodiments, the gesture optionally includes one or more taps, one ormore swipes (from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward),and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right, upwardand/or downward) that has made contact with device 100. In someimplementations or circumstances, inadvertent contact with a graphicdoes not select the graphic. For example, a swipe gesture that sweepsover an application icon optionally does not select the correspondingapplication when the gesture corresponding to selection is a tap.

Device 100 optionally also include one or more physical buttons, such as“home” or menu button 204. As described previously, menu button 204 is,optionally, used to navigate to any application 136 in a set ofapplications that are, optionally, executed on device 100.Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as asoft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen 112.

In some embodiments, device 100 includes touch screen 112, menu button204, push button 206 for powering the device on/off and locking thedevice, volume adjustment button(s) 208, subscriber identity module(SIM) card slot 210, headset jack 212, and docking/charging externalport 124. Push button 206 is, optionally, used to turn the power on/offon the device by depressing the button and holding the button in thedepressed state for a predefined time interval; to lock the device bydepressing the button and releasing the button before the predefinedtime interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate anunlock process. In an alternative embodiment, device 100 also acceptsverbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions throughmicrophone 113. Device 100 also, optionally, includes one or morecontact intensity sensors 165 for detecting intensity of contacts ontouch screen 112 and/or one or more tactile output generators 167 forgenerating tactile outputs for a user of device 100.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with adisplay and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with someembodiments. Device 300 need not be portable. In some embodiments,device 300 is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer,a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device(such as a child's learning toy), a gaming system, or a control device(e.g., a home or industrial controller). Device 300 typically includesone or more processing units (CPUs) 310, one or more network or othercommunications interfaces 360, memory 370, and one or more communicationbuses 320 for interconnecting these components. Communication buses 320optionally include circuitry (sometimes called a chipset) thatinterconnects and controls communications between system components.Device 300 includes input/output (I/O) interface 330 comprising display340, which is typically a touch screen display. I/O interface 330 alsooptionally includes a keyboard and/or mouse (or other pointing device)350 and touchpad 355, tactile output generator 357 for generatingtactile outputs on device 300 (e.g., similar to tactile outputgenerator(s) 167 described above with reference to FIG. 1A), sensors 359(e.g., optical, acceleration, proximity, touch-sensitive, and/or contactintensity sensors similar to contact intensity sensor(s) 165 describedabove with reference to FIG. 1A). Memory 370 includes high-speed randomaccess memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solidstate memory devices; and optionally includes non-volatile memory, suchas one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storagedevices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state storagedevices. Memory 370 optionally includes one or more storage devicesremotely located from CPU(s) 310. In some embodiments, memory 370 storesprograms, modules, and data structures analogous to the programs,modules, and data structures stored in memory 102 of portablemultifunction device 100 (FIG. 1A), or a subset thereof. Furthermore,memory 370 optionally stores additional programs, modules, and datastructures not present in memory 102 of portable multifunction device100. For example, memory 370 of device 300 optionally stores drawingmodule 380, presentation module 382, word processing module 384, websitecreation module 386, disk authoring module 388, and/or spreadsheetmodule 390, while memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100 (FIG.1A) optionally does not store these modules.

Each of the above-identified elements in FIG. 3 are, optionally, storedin one or more of the previously mentioned memory devices. Each of theabove-identified modules corresponds to a set of instructions forperforming a function described above. The above-identified modules orprograms (e.g., sets of instructions) need not be implemented asseparate software programs, procedures, or modules, and thus varioussubsets of these modules are, optionally, combined or otherwiserearranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 370optionally stores a subset of the modules and data structures identifiedabove. Furthermore, memory 370 optionally stores additional modules anddata structures not described above.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces thatis, optionally, implemented on, for example, portable multifunctiondevice 100.

FIG. 4A illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu ofapplications on portable multifunction device 100 in accordance withsome embodiments. Similar user interfaces are, optionally, implementedon device 300. In some embodiments, user interface 400 includes thefollowing elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

-   -   Signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s),        such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals;    -   Time 404;    -   Bluetooth indicator 405;    -   Battery status indicator 406;    -   Tray 408 with icons for frequently used applications, such as:    -   Icon 416 for telephone module 138, labeled “Phone,” which        optionally includes an indicator 414 of the number of missed        calls or voicemail messages;    -   Icon 418 for e-mail client module 140, labeled “Mail,” which        optionally includes an indicator 410 of the number of unread        e-mails;    -   Icon 420 for browser module 147, labeled “Browser;” and    -   Icon 422 for video and music player module 152, also referred to        as iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152, labeled “iPod;”        and    -   Icons for other applications, such as:    -   Icon 424 for IM module 141, labeled “Messages;”    -   Icon 426 for calendar module 148, labeled “Calendar;”    -   Icon 428 for image management module 144, labeled “Photos;”    -   Icon 430 for camera module 143, labeled “Camera;”    -   Icon 432 for online video module 155, labeled “Online Video;”    -   Icon 434 for stocks widget 149-2, labeled “Stocks;”    -   Icon 436 for map module 154, labeled “Maps;”    -   Icon 438 for weather widget 149-1, labeled “Weather;”    -   Icon 440 for alarm clock widget 149-4, labeled “Clock;”    -   Icon 442 for workout support module 142, labeled “Workout        Support;”    -   Icon 444 for notes module 153, labeled “Notes;” and    -   Icon 446 for a settings application or module, labeled        “Settings,” which provides access to settings for device 100 and        its various applications 136.

It should be noted that the icon labels illustrated in FIG. 4A aremerely exemplary. For example, icon 422 for video and music playermodule 152 are labeled “Music” or “Music Player.” Other labels are,optionally, used for various application icons. In some embodiments, alabel for a respective application icon includes a name of anapplication corresponding to the respective application icon. In someembodiments, a label for a particular application icon is distinct froma name of an application corresponding to the particular applicationicon.

FIG. 4B illustrates an exemplary user interface on a device (e.g.,device 300, FIG. 3) with a touch-sensitive surface 451 (e.g., a tabletor touchpad 355, FIG. 3) that is separate from the display 450 (e.g.,touch screen display 112). Device 300 also, optionally, includes one ormore contact intensity sensors (e.g., one or more of sensors 359) fordetecting intensity of contacts on touch-sensitive surface 451 and/orone or more tactile output generators 357 for generating tactile outputsfor a user of device 300.

Although some of the examples which follow will be given with referenceto inputs on touch screen display 112 (where the touch-sensitive surfaceand the display are combined), in some embodiments, the device detectsinputs on a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display,as shown in FIG. 4B. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface(e.g., 451 in FIG. 4B) has a primary axis (e.g., 452 in FIG. 4B) thatcorresponds to a primary axis (e.g., 453 in FIG. 4B) on the display(e.g., 450). In accordance with these embodiments, the device detectscontacts (e.g., 460 and 462 in FIG. 4B) with the touch-sensitive surface451 at locations that correspond to respective locations on the display(e.g., in FIG. 4B, 460 corresponds to 468 and 462 corresponds to 470).In this way, user inputs (e.g., contacts 460 and 462, and movementsthereof) detected by the device on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,451 in FIG. 4B) are used by the device to manipulate the user interfaceon the display (e.g., 450 in FIG. 4B) of the multifunction device whenthe touch-sensitive surface is separate from the display. It should beunderstood that similar methods are, optionally, used for other userinterfaces described herein.

Additionally, while the following examples are given primarily withreference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts, finger tap gestures,finger swipe gestures), it should be understood that, in someembodiments, one or more of the finger inputs are replaced with inputfrom another input device (e.g., a mouse-based input or stylus input).For example, a swipe gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click(e.g., instead of a contact) followed by movement of the cursor alongthe path of the swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). Asanother example, a tap gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouseclick while the cursor is located over the location of the tap gesture(e.g., instead of detection of the contact followed by ceasing to detectthe contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are simultaneouslydetected, it should be understood that multiple computer mice are,optionally, used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contacts are,optionally, used simultaneously.

FIG. 5A illustrates exemplary personal electronic device 500. Device 500includes body 502. In some embodiments, device 500 can include some orall of the features described with respect to devices 100 and 300 (e.g.,FIGS. 1A-4B). In some embodiments, device 500 has touch-sensitivedisplay screen 504, hereafter touch screen 504. Alternatively, or inaddition to touch screen 504, device 500 has a display and atouch-sensitive surface. As with devices 100 and 300, in someembodiments, touch screen 504 (or the touch-sensitive surface)optionally includes one or more intensity sensors for detectingintensity of contacts (e.g., touches) being applied. The one or moreintensity sensors of touch screen 504 (or the touch-sensitive surface)can provide output data that represents the intensity of touches. Theuser interface of device 500 can respond to touches based on theirintensity, meaning that touches of different intensities can invokedifferent user interface operations on device 500.

Exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch intensity arefound, for example, in related applications: International PatentApplication Serial No. PCT/US2013/040061, titled “Device, Method, andGraphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface ObjectsCorresponding to an Application,” filed May 8, 2013, published as WIPOPublication No. WO/2013/169849, and International Patent ApplicationSerial No. PCT/US2013/069483, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical UserInterface for Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display OutputRelationships,” filed Nov. 11, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No.WO/2014/105276, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference intheir entirety.

In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more input mechanisms 506 and508. Input mechanisms 506 and 508, if included, can be physical.Examples of physical input mechanisms include push buttons and rotatablemechanisms. In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more attachmentmechanisms. Such attachment mechanisms, if included, can permitattachment of device 500 with, for example, hats, eyewear, earrings,necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets, watch straps, chains, trousers,belts, shoes, purses, backpacks, and so forth. These attachmentmechanisms may permit device 500 to be worn by a user.

FIG. 5B depicts exemplary personal electronic device 500. In someembodiments, device 500 can include some or all of the componentsdescribed with respect to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 3. Device 500 has bus 512that operatively couples I/O section 514 with one or more computerprocessors 516 and memory 518. I/O section 514 can be connected todisplay 504, which can have touch-sensitive component 522 and,optionally, intensity sensor 524 (e.g., contact intensity sensor). Inaddition, I/O section 514 can be connected with communication unit 530for receiving application and operating system data, using Wi-Fi,Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), cellular, and/or otherwireless communication techniques. Device 500 can include inputmechanisms 506 and/or 508. Input mechanism 506 is, optionally, arotatable input device or a depressible and a rotatable input device,for example. Input mechanism 508 is, optionally, a button, in someexamples.

Input mechanism 508 is, optionally, a microphone, in some examples.Personal electronic device 500 optionally includes various sensors, suchas GPS sensor 532, accelerometer 534, directional sensor 540 (e.g.,compass), gyroscope 536, motion sensor 538, and/or a combinationthereof, all of which can be operatively connected to I/O section 514.

Memory 518 of personal electronic device 500 can be a non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium, for storing computer-executableinstructions, which, when executed by one or more computer processors516, for example, can cause the computer processors to perform thetechniques described above, including processes 700 (FIG.7), 1000 (FIG.10), 1200 (FIG. 12), 1400 (FIG. 14), 1600 (FIG. 16), 1800 (FIG. 18),2000 (FIGS. 20), and 2200 (FIG. 22). The computer-executableinstructions can also be stored and/or transported within anynon-transitory computer-readable storage medium for use by or inconnection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device,such as a computer-based system, processor-containing system, or othersystem that can fetch the instructions from the instruction executionsystem, apparatus, or device and execute the instructions. For purposesof this document, a “non-transitory computer-readable storage medium”can be any medium that can tangibly contain or store computer-executableinstructions for use by or in connection with the instruction executionsystem, apparatus, or device. The non-transitory computer-readablestorage medium can include, but is not limited to, magnetic, optical,and/or semiconductor storages. Examples of such storage include magneticdisks, optical discs based on CD, DVD, or Blu-ray technologies, as wellas persistent solid-state memory such as flash, solid-state drives, andthe like. Personal electronic device 500 is not limited to thecomponents and configuration of FIG. 5B, but can include other oradditional components in multiple configurations.

As used here, the term “affordance” refers to a user-interactivegraphical user interface object that is, optionally, displayed on thedisplay screen of devices 100, 300, and/or 500 (FIGS. 1, 3, and 5). Forexample, an image (e.g., icon), a button, and text (e.g., hyperlink)each optionally constitute an affordance.

As used herein, the term “focus selector” refers to an input elementthat indicates a current part of a user interface with which a user isinteracting. In some implementations that include a cursor or otherlocation marker, the cursor acts as a “focus selector” so that when aninput (e.g., a press input) is detected on a touch-sensitive surface(e.g., touchpad 355 in FIG. 3 or touch-sensitive surface 451 in FIG. 4B)while the cursor is over a particular user interface element (e.g., abutton, window, slider or other user interface element), the particularuser interface element is adjusted in accordance with the detectedinput. In some implementations that include a touch screen display(e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112 in FIG. 1A or touch screen 112in FIG. 4A) that enables direct interaction with user interface elementson the touch screen display, a detected contact on the touch screen actsas a “focus selector” so that when an input (e.g., a press input by thecontact) is detected on the touch screen display at a location of aparticular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, orother user interface element), the particular user interface element isadjusted in accordance with the detected input. In some implementations,focus is moved from one region of a user interface to another region ofthe user interface without corresponding movement of a cursor ormovement of a contact on a touch screen display (e.g., by using a tabkey or arrow keys to move focus from one button to another button); inthese implementations, the focus selector moves in accordance withmovement of focus between different regions of the user interface.Without regard to the specific form taken by the focus selector, thefocus selector is generally the user interface element (or contact on atouch screen display) that is controlled by the user so as tocommunicate the user's intended interaction with the user interface(e.g., by indicating, to the device, the element of the user interfacewith which the user is intending to interact). For example, the locationof a focus selector (e.g., a cursor, a contact, or a selection box) overa respective button while a press input is detected on thetouch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touchpad or touch screen) will indicatethat the user is intending to activate the respective button (as opposedto other user interface elements shown on a display of the device).

As used in the specification and claims, the term “characteristicintensity” of a contact refers to a characteristic of the contact basedon one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, thecharacteristic intensity is based on multiple intensity samples. Thecharacteristic intensity is, optionally, based on a predefined number ofintensity samples, or a set of intensity samples collected during apredetermined time period (e.g., 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10seconds) relative to a predefined event (e.g., after detecting thecontact, prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, before or afterdetecting a start of movement of the contact, prior to detecting an endof the contact, before or after detecting an increase in intensity ofthe contact, and/or before or after detecting a decrease in intensity ofthe contact). A characteristic intensity of a contact is, optionallybased on one or more of: a maximum value of the intensities of thecontact, a mean value of the intensities of the contact, an averagevalue of the intensities of the contact, a top 10 percentile value ofthe intensities of the contact, a value at the half maximum of theintensities of the contact, a value at the 90 percent maximum of theintensities of the contact, or the like. In some embodiments, theduration of the contact is used in determining the characteristicintensity (e.g., when the characteristic intensity is an average of theintensity of the contact over time). In some embodiments, thecharacteristic intensity is compared to a set of one or more intensitythresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by auser. For example, the set of one or more intensity thresholdsoptionally includes a first intensity threshold and a second intensitythreshold. In this example, a contact with a characteristic intensitythat does not exceed the first threshold results in a first operation, acontact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the first intensitythreshold and does not exceed the second intensity threshold results ina second operation, and a contact with a characteristic intensity thatexceeds the second threshold results in a third operation. In someembodiments, a comparison between the characteristic intensity and oneor more thresholds is used to determine whether or not to perform one ormore operations (e.g., whether to perform a respective operation orforgo performing the respective operation) rather than being used todetermine whether to perform a first operation or a second operation.

FIG. 5C illustrates detecting a plurality of contacts 552A-552E ontouch-sensitive display screen 504 with a plurality of intensity sensors524A-524D. FIG. 5C additionally includes intensity diagrams that showthe current intensity measurements of the intensity sensors 524A-524Drelative to units of intensity. In this example, the intensitymeasurements of intensity sensors 524A and 524D are each 9 units ofintensity, and the intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524B and524C are each 7 units of intensity. In some implementations, anaggregate intensity is the sum of the intensity measurements of theplurality of intensity sensors 524A-524D, which in this example is 32intensity units. In some embodiments, each contact is assigned arespective intensity that is a portion of the aggregate intensity. FIG.5D illustrates assigning the aggregate intensity to contacts 552A-552Ebased on their distance from the center of force 554. In this example,each of contacts 552A, 552B and 552E are assigned an intensity ofcontact of 8 intensity units of the aggregate intensity, and each ofcontacts 552C and 552D are assigned an intensity of contact of 4intensity units of the aggregate intensity. More generally, in someimplementations, each contact j is assigned a respective intensity Ijthat is a portion of the aggregate intensity, A, in accordance with apredefined mathematical function, Ij=A·(Dj/ΣDi), where Dj is thedistance of the respective contact j to the center of force, and ΣDi isthe sum of the distances of all the respective contacts (e.g., i=1 tolast) to the center of force. The operations described with reference toFIGS. 5C-5D can be performed using an electronic device similar oridentical to device 100, 300, or 500. In some embodiments, acharacteristic intensity of a contact is based on one or moreintensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the intensity sensorsare used to determine a single characteristic intensity (e.g., a singlecharacteristic intensity of a single contact). It should be noted thatthe intensity diagrams are not part of a displayed user interface, butare included in FIGS. 5C-5D to aid the reader.

In some embodiments, a portion of a gesture is identified for purposesof determining a characteristic intensity. For example, atouch-sensitive surface optionally receives a continuous swipe contacttransitioning from a start location and reaching an end location, atwhich point the intensity of the contact increases. In this example, thecharacteristic intensity of the contact at the end location is,optionally, based on only a portion of the continuous swipe contact, andnot the entire swipe contact (e.g., only the portion of the swipecontact at the end location). In some embodiments, a smoothing algorithmis, optionally, applied to the intensities of the swipe contact prior todetermining the characteristic intensity of the contact. For example,the smoothing algorithm optionally includes one or more of: anunweighted sliding-average smoothing algorithm, a triangular smoothingalgorithm, a median filter smoothing algorithm, and/or an exponentialsmoothing algorithm. In some circumstances, these smoothing algorithmseliminate narrow spikes or dips in the intensities of the swipe contactfor purposes of determining a characteristic intensity.

The intensity of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface is,optionally, characterized relative to one or more intensity thresholds,such as a contact-detection intensity threshold, a light press intensitythreshold, a deep press intensity threshold, and/or one or more otherintensity thresholds. In some embodiments, the light press intensitythreshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will performoperations typically associated with clicking a button of a physicalmouse or a trackpad. In some embodiments, the deep press intensitythreshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will performoperations that are different from operations typically associated withclicking a button of a physical mouse or a trackpad. In someembodiments, when a contact is detected with a characteristic intensitybelow the light press intensity threshold (e.g., and above a nominalcontact-detection intensity threshold below which the contact is nolonger detected), the device will move a focus selector in accordancewith movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface withoutperforming an operation associated with the light press intensitythreshold or the deep press intensity threshold. Generally, unlessotherwise stated, these intensity thresholds are consistent betweendifferent sets of user interface figures.

An increase of characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensitybelow the light press intensity threshold to an intensity between thelight press intensity threshold and the deep press intensity thresholdis sometimes referred to as a “light press” input. An increase ofcharacteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below the deeppress intensity threshold to an intensity above the deep press intensitythreshold is sometimes referred to as a “deep press” input. An increaseof characteristic intensity of the contact from an intensity below thecontact-detection intensity threshold to an intensity between thecontact-detection intensity threshold and the light press intensitythreshold is sometimes referred to as detecting the contact on thetouch-surface. A decrease of characteristic intensity of the contactfrom an intensity above the contact-detection intensity threshold to anintensity below the contact-detection intensity threshold is sometimesreferred to as detecting liftoff of the contact from the touch-surface.In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold is zero.In some embodiments, the contact-detection intensity threshold isgreater than zero.

In some embodiments described herein, one or more operations areperformed in response to detecting a gesture that includes a respectivepress input or in response to detecting the respective press inputperformed with a respective contact (or a plurality of contacts), wherethe respective press input is detected based at least in part ondetecting an increase in intensity of the contact (or plurality ofcontacts) above a press-input intensity threshold. In some embodiments,the respective operation is performed in response to detecting theincrease in intensity of the respective contact above the press-inputintensity threshold (e.g., a “down stroke” of the respective pressinput). In some embodiments, the press input includes an increase inintensity of the respective contact above the press-input intensitythreshold and a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact belowthe press-input intensity threshold, and the respective operation isperformed in response to detecting the subsequent decrease in intensityof the respective contact below the press-input threshold (e.g., an “upstroke” of the respective press input).

FIGS. 5E-5H illustrate detection of a gesture that includes a pressinput that corresponds to an increase in intensity of a contact 562 froman intensity below a light press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT_(L)”) inFIG. 5E, to an intensity above a deep press intensity threshold (e.g.,“IT_(D)”) in FIG. 5H. The gesture performed with contact 562 is detectedon touch-sensitive surface 560 while cursor 576 is displayed overapplication icon 572B corresponding to App 2, on a displayed userinterface 570 that includes application icons 572A-572D displayed inpredefined region 574. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected ontouch-sensitive display 504. The intensity sensors detect the intensityof contacts on touch-sensitive surface 560. The device determines thatthe intensity of contact 562 peaked above the deep press intensitythreshold (e.g., “IT_(D)”). Contact 562 is maintained on touch-sensitivesurface 560. In response to the detection of the gesture, and inaccordance with contact 562 having an intensity that goes above the deeppress intensity threshold (e.g., “ITD”) during the gesture,reduced-scale representations 578A-578C (e.g., thumbnails) of recentlyopened documents for App 2 are displayed, as shown in FIGS. 5F-5H. Insome embodiments, the intensity, which is compared to the one or moreintensity thresholds, is the characteristic intensity of a contact. Itshould be noted that the intensity diagram for contact 562 is not partof a displayed user interface, but is included in FIGS. 5E-5H to aid thereader.

In some embodiments, the display of representations 578A-578C includesan animation. For example, representation 578A is initially displayed inproximity of application icon 572B, as shown in FIG. 5F. As theanimation proceeds, representation 578A moves upward and representation578B is displayed in proximity of application icon 572B, as shown inFIG. 5G. Then representations 578A moves upward, 578B moves upwardtoward representation 578A, and representation 578C is displayed inproximity of application icon 572B, as shown in FIG. 5H. Representations578A-578C form an array above icon 572B. In some embodiments, theanimation progresses in accordance with an intensity of contact 562, asshown in FIGS. 5F-5G, where the representations 578A-578C appear andmove upwards as the intensity of contact 562 increases toward the deeppress intensity threshold (e.g., “ITD”). In some embodiments theintensity, on which the progress of the animation is based, is thecharacteristic intensity of the contact. The operations described withreference to FIGS. 5E-5H can be performed using an electronic devicesimilar or identical to device 100, 300, or 500.

In some embodiments, the device employs intensity hysteresis to avoidaccidental inputs sometimes termed “jitter,” where the device defines orselects a hysteresis intensity threshold with a predefined relationshipto the press-input intensity threshold (e.g., the hysteresis intensitythreshold is X intensity units lower than the press-input intensitythreshold or the hysteresis intensity threshold is 75%, 90%, or somereasonable proportion of the press-input intensity threshold). Thus, insome embodiments, the press input includes an increase in intensity ofthe respective contact above the press-input intensity threshold and asubsequent decrease in intensity of the contact below the hysteresisintensity threshold that corresponds to the press-input intensitythreshold, and the respective operation is performed in response todetecting the subsequent decrease in intensity of the respective contactbelow the hysteresis intensity threshold (e.g., an “up stroke” of therespective press input). Similarly, in some embodiments, the press inputis detected only when the device detects an increase in intensity of thecontact from an intensity at or below the hysteresis intensity thresholdto an intensity at or above the press-input intensity threshold and,optionally, a subsequent decrease in intensity of the contact to anintensity at or below the hysteresis intensity, and the respectiveoperation is performed in response to detecting the press input (e.g.,the increase in intensity of the contact or the decrease in intensity ofthe contact, depending on the circumstances).

For ease of explanation, the descriptions of operations performed inresponse to a press input associated with a press-input intensitythreshold or in response to a gesture including the press input are,optionally, triggered in response to detecting either: an increase inintensity of a contact above the press-input intensity threshold, anincrease in intensity of a contact from an intensity below thehysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity above the press-inputintensity threshold, a decrease in intensity of the contact below thepress-input intensity threshold, and/or a decrease in intensity of thecontact below the hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to thepress-input intensity threshold. Additionally, in examples where anoperation is described as being performed in response to detecting adecrease in intensity of a contact below the press-input intensitythreshold, the operation is, optionally, performed in response todetecting a decrease in intensity of the contact below a hysteresisintensity threshold corresponding to, and lower than, the press-inputintensity threshold.

Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”)and associated processes that may be implemented on a multifunctiondevice with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, such as devices100, 300, and/or 500, to improve a user's experience in accessing andplaying music.

FIGS. 6A-6D illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,112, 355, 504), and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506).

FIG. 6A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 6B-6D. Userinterface screen 602 illustrates a landing screen (e.g., the screendisplayed when the application starts or the screen displayed after theapplication initializes) of a music application (e.g., a digital musicplayer application). From user interface screen 602, a user can accessuser interface screen 604, user interface screen 608, and user interfacescreen 614.

User interface screen 604 illustrates playlist selection affordances foraccessing various music playlists. Activating a playlist selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 606. Userinterface screen 606 illustrates song selection affordances of theactivated playlist. Activating a song selection affordance causes thedevice to display user interface screen 616, which includes an audioplayback user interface, and to begin audio playback of the songcorresponding to the activated song selection affordance.

User interface screen 608 illustrates artist selection affordances foraccessing music of various artists. Activating an artist selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 610. Userinterface screen 610 illustrates album selection affordances of theactivated artist. Activating an album selection affordance causes thedevice to display user interface screen 612, which includes songselection affordances of the selected album of the selected artist.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 616, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance.

User interface screen 606 illustrates song selection affordances.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 616, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 616 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface also providesenables a user to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrub to within atime in the song, and adjust the volume, among others.

In one embodiment shown in FIG. 6B, the device displays an affordance600A representing a music application (e.g., an icon among a pluralityof icons), as illustrated in user interface screen 600. User interfacescreen 600 may also include one or more affordances 600B and 600Ccorresponding to other applications, such as a photos application, aphone application, or an electronic mail application. The affordance600A, when activated, causes the music application to be displayed.Affordances 600B and 600C, when activated, cause the device to startand/or display a corresponding application.

The device receives user input representing movement of the rotatableinput mechanism (e.g., the user rotates the rotatable input mechanism toactivate affordance 600A, which is substantially in the center of thedisplay). In response to receiving the user input representing themovement of the rotatable input mechanism, the device displays a landingscreen (e.g., the screen displayed when the application starts or thescreen the application reaches after initialization) of the musicapplication, as illustrated in user interface screen 602.

In another example, rather than received user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism, the device detects a touch onthe touch-sensitive surface corresponding to affordance 600Arepresenting the music application. In response to detecting the touchcorresponding to the affordance representing the music application, thedevice displays a landing screen (e.g., the screen displayed when theapplication starts or the screen the application reaches afterinitialization) of the music application, as illustrated in userinterface screen 602.

User interface screen 602 illustrates a landing screen. The landingscreen includes display of a playlist affordance 602A, an artist listaffordance 602B, and a song list affordance 602C. In this example, theplaylist affordance 602A, the artist affordance 602B, and the songaffordance 602C are displayed concurrently.

While displaying user interface screen 602, the device receives userinput associated with the landing screen. For example, the user mayactivate the playlist affordance 602A, the artist affordance 602B, orthe song affordance 602C. Generally, displayed items are associated withuser inputs in a contextual manner, such as the user input beingreceived at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that correspondsto the location of the displayed item on the display to activate thedisplayed item.

The device determines whether the user input associated with the landingscreen represents a touch associated with the playlist affordance 602A,the artist affordance 602B, or the song affordance 602C.

In response to receiving the user input associated with the landingscreen and in accordance with a determination that the user inputassociated with the landing screen represents a touch associated withthe playlist affordance 602A, the device displays one or more playlistselection affordances 604A-604C, as illustrated in user interface screen604. Thus, the playlist affordance 602A, when activated, causes displayof one or more playlist selection affordances, such as a list of thenames of playlists are accessible by the device, for selecting aplaylist.

In response to receiving the user input associated with the landingscreen and in accordance with a determination that the user inputassociated with the landing screen represents a touch associated withthe artist list affordance, the device displays one or more artistselection affordances 608A-608C, such as illustrated in user interfacescreen 608. Thus, the artist list affordance 602B, when activated,causes display of one or more artist selection affordances, such as alist of the names of the artists for which songs are accessible by thedevice, for selecting an artist.

In response to receiving the user input associated with the landingscreen and in accordance with a determination that the user inputassociated with the landing screen represents a touch associated withthe song list affordance, the device displays one or more song selectionaffordances 614A-614B, such as illustrated in user interface screen 614.Thus, the song list affordance, when activated, causes display of one ormore song affordances, such as a list of the names of the artists forwhich songs are accessible by the device, for selecting an artist.

In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device includes atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches. Whiledisplaying the one or more playlist selection affordances 604A-604C, asillustrated in user interface screen 604, the device receives user inputrepresenting a touch on a playlist selection affordance 604B (e.g.,titled “Relax”) of the one or more playlist selection affordances604A-604C. The device determines whether a characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the playlist selection affordance exceeds an intensitythreshold For example, the intensity may be measured based on pressureor determined based on the size of a touch. In accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the touch on theplaylist selection affordance exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., adeep press), the device displays a first set of affordances, asillustrated in user interface screen 620 of FIG. 6D.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of affordancesincludes a source affordance 620A, as illustrated in user interfacescreen 620. The source affordance 620A, when activated, causes displayof affordances for selecting a source for music, such as music storedlocally on the device, music stored remotely on an external electronicdevice, or the combination. The device may be linked to the externalelectronic device using short-range wireless communications, such asWiFi or Bluetooth technology.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the playlist selection affordance and inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thetouch on the playlist selection affordance does not exceed the intensitythreshold (e.g., a light press; intensity may be measured based onpressure or determined based on the size of a touch), displaying, on thedisplay, one or more song selection affordances of a playlist associatedwith the playlist selection affordance. That is, the playlist selectionaffordance, when activated with a light touch, causes display of a listof songs of a playlist. The list of songs may be a subset of the songsaccessible by the device.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the one or moresong selection affordances 606A-606B of the playlist, as illustrated inuser interface screen 606 of FIG. 6C, the device receives user inputrepresenting a touch on a song selection affordance 606A of the one ormore song selection affordances 606A-606B of the playlist. The devicedetermines whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on the songselection affordance 606A exceeds an intensity threshold. In accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch onthe song selection affordance 606A exceeds the intensity threshold(e.g., a deep press), the device displays a second set of affordances624A-624B, as illustrated in user interface screen 624 of FIG. 6D.

In accordance with some embodiments, the second set of affordances624A-624B includes one or more of a shuffle affordance 624A and a sourceaffordance 624B, as illustrated in user interface screen 624. Theshuffle affordance 624A, when activated, causes the device to play backthe songs in the playlist in a shuffled order (e.g., a random orpseudo-random order). The source affordance 624B, when activated, causesdisplay of affordances for selecting a source for music, such as musicstored locally on the device, music stored remotely on an externalelectronic device, or the combination. The device may be linked to theexternal electronic device using short-range wireless communications,such as WiFi or Bluetooth technology.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the song selection affordance 606A andin accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the song selection affordance 606A does not exceed theintensity threshold (e.g., a light press), the device displays an audioplayback user interface (e.g., a “now playing” screen), such asillustrated in user interface screen 616, and the device starts audioplayback of an audio file associated with the song selection affordance606A (e.g., start audio playback of music).

In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device includes atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches. Whiledisplaying the one or more artist selection affordances 608A-608B, thedevice receives user input representing a touch on an artist selectionaffordance 608A of the one or more artist selection affordances608A-608B. The device determines whether a characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the artist selection affordance 608A exceeds an intensitythreshold. In accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the artist selection affordance 608A exceedsthe intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press; intensity may be measuredbased on pressure or determined based on the size of a touch), thedevice displays a third set of affordances, as illustrated in userinterface screen 620 of FIG. 6D.

In accordance with some embodiments, the third set of affordancesincludes a source affordance. The source affordance, when activated,causes display of affordances for selecting a source for music, such asmusic stored locally on the device, music stored remotely on an externalelectronic device, or the combination. The device may be linked to theexternal electronic device using short-range wireless communications,such as WiFi or Bluetooth technology.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the artist selection affordance 608A andin accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the artist selection affordance 608A does not exceed theintensity threshold (e.g., a light press), the device displays one ormore album selection affordances 610A-610B of an artist associated withthe artist selection affordance 608A, as illustrated in user interfacescreen 610 of FIG. 6C. Thus, the artist selection affordance 608A, whenactivated with a light press, causes display of a list of albums of theartist. The list of albums may be a subset of the albums accessible bythe device, and may be limited to albums that include the selectedartist.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the one or morealbum selection affordances 610A-610B of the artist, the device receivesuser input representing a touch on an album selection affordance 610A ofthe one or more album selection affordances 610A-610B of the artist. Thedevice determines whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on thealbum selection affordance 610A exceeds an intensity threshold. Inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thetouch on the album selection affordance 610A exceeds the intensitythreshold (e.g., a deep press), the device displays a fourth set ofaffordances, as illustrated in user interface screen 620 of FIG. 6D.

In accordance with some embodiments, the fourth set of affordancesincludes a source affordance 620A, as illustrated in user interfacescreen 620. The source affordance 620A, when activated, causes displayof affordances for selecting a source for music, such as music storedlocally on the device, music stored remotely on an external electronicdevice, or the combination. The device may be linked to the externalelectronic device using short-range wireless communications, such asWiFi or Bluetooth technology.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the album selection affordance 610A andin accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the album selection affordance 610A does not exceed theintensity threshold (e.g., a light press), the device displays one ormore song selection affordances 612A-612B of an album associated withthe album selection affordance 610A, as illustrated in user interfacescreen 612. Thus, the album selection affordance 610A, when activatedwith a light press, causes display of a list of songs of the album612A-612B, where the songs are also limited to the selected artist.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the one or moresong selection affordances 612A-612B of the album associated with thealbum selection affordance 610A, as illustrated in user interface screen612, the device receives user input representing a touch on a songselection affordance 612A of the one or more song selection affordances612A-612B of the album associated with the album selection affordance610A. The device determines whether a characteristic intensity of thetouch on the song selection affordance 612A exceeds an intensitythreshold. In accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the song selection affordance 612A exceeds theintensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), the device displays a fifthset of affordances, as illustrated in user interface screen 624.

In accordance with some embodiments, the fifth set of affordancesincludes one or more of a shuffle affordance 624A and a sourceaffordance 624B, as illustrated in user interface screen 624. Theshuffle affordance 624A, when activated, causes the device to play backthe songs of the album of the arts in a shuffled order (e.g., a randomor pseudo-random order). The source affordance 624B, when activated,causes display of affordances for selecting a source for music, such asmusic stored locally on the device, music stored remotely on an externalelectronic device, or the combination. The device may be linked to theexternal electronic device using short-range wireless communications,such as WiFi or Bluetooth technology.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the song selection affordance 612A andin accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe touch does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., a light press),the device displays an audio playback user interface (e.g., display a“now playing” screen), such as illustrated in user interface screen 616,and the device starts audio playback of an audio file associated withthe song selection affordance 612A.

In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device includes atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches. Whiledisplaying the one or more song selection affordances of user interfacescreen 614, the device receives user input representing a touch on asong selection affordance 614A of the one or more song selectionaffordances 614A-614B. The device determines whether a characteristicintensity of the touch on the song selection affordance 614A exceeds anintensity threshold. In accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the touch on the song selection affordance614A exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), the devicedisplays a sixth set of affordances, as illustrated in user interfacescreen 624 of FIG. 6D.

In accordance with some embodiments, the sixth set of affordancesincludes one or more of a shuffle affordance 624A and a sourceaffordance 624B. The shuffle affordance 624A, when activated, causes thedevice to play back the songs of the current source in a shuffled order(e.g., a random or pseudo-random order). The source affordance 624B,when activated, causes display of affordances for selecting a source formusic, such as music stored locally on the device, music stored remotelyon an external electronic device, or the combination. The device may belinked to the external electronic device using short-range wirelesscommunications, such as WiFi or Bluetooth technology.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the song selection affordance 614A andin accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the song selection affordance 614A does not exceed theintensity threshold (e.g., a light press), the device displays an audioplayback user interface (e.g., a “now playing” screen), as illustratedin user interface screen 616, and the device starts audio playback of anaudio file associated with the song selection affordance 614A.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the audio playbackuser interface of user interface screen 616, the device receives userinput representing a touch on the audio playback user interface. Thedevice determines whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on theaudio playback user interface exceeds an intensity threshold. Inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thetouch on the audio playback user interface exceeds the intensitythreshold (e.g., a deep press), the device displays a seventh set ofaffordances, as illustrated in user interface screen 622 of FIG. 6D. Inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thetouch on the audio playback user interface does not exceed the intensitythreshold (e.g., a light press), the device foregoes displaying theseventh set of affordances.

In accordance with some embodiments, the seventh set of affordancesincludes one or more of a shuffle affordance 622A, a repeat affordance622B, and a source affordance 622C, as illustrated in user interfacescreen 622. The shuffle affordance 622A, when activated, causes thedevice to play back an identified list of songs in a shuffled order(e.g., a random or pseudo-random order). The repeat affordance 622B,when activated, causes the device to repeatedly play the currentlyplaying (or selected) song, rather than playing a different song afterthe currently playing (or selected) song ends. The source affordance622C, when activated, causes display of affordances for selecting asource for music, such as music stored locally on the device, musicstored remotely on an external electronic device, or the combination.The device may be linked to the external electronic device usingshort-range wireless communications, such as WiFi or Bluetoothtechnology.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives user input. Forexample, the user presses a home button to return to user interfacescreen 600 that includes the affordance representing the musicapplication 600A. In response to receiving the user input, the devicedisplays the affordance representing the music application 600A. In someexamples, the device also concurrently displays affordances representingother applications, such as photos affordance 626B and phone affordance626C (e.g., an icon among a plurality of icons). The device determineswhether the music application is currently playing an audio file. Inaccordance with a determination that the music application is currentlyplaying an audio file, the device displays an affordance 626Arepresenting the audio playback user interface (e.g., the devicedisplays a persistent bar at the top of the display). In some examples,the affordance representing the music application 600A and theaffordance representing the audio playback user interface 626A aredisplayed concurrently, as illustrated in user interface screen 626.

The device receives user input representing a touch on the affordance626A representing the audio playback user interface (e.g., the user tapson the persistent bar that the top of the display). In response toreceiving the user input representing the touch on the affordance 626Arepresenting the audio playback user interface, the device displays theaudio playback user interface, such as illustrated in user interfacescreen 616. Thus, the affordance 626A representing the audio playbackuser interface, when activated, causes display of the “now playing”screen. The “now playing” screen provides an indication of the currentlyplaying audio file and provides affordances for pausing the audio file616A, scrubbing forward/backward within the audio file 616B, skipping tothe next audio file 616C, skipping back to the previous audio file 616D,adjusting volume 616E, and the like. In some embodiments, whiledisplaying the “now playing” list, as illustrated in user interfacescreen 616, the rotatable input mechanism is used for adjusting thevolume of audio playing. In accordance with detecting rotation of therotatable input mechanism in a first direction, the volume of audio isincreased, as illustrated by image 616F. In accordance with detectingrotation of the rotatable input mechanism in a second direction, thevolume of audio is decreased, as illustrated by image 616F. The firstdirection and the second direction are different.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives user input. Inresponse to receiving the user input, the device displays a userinterface for an application, wherein the application and the musicapplication are different applications (e.g., a mail application). Forexample, the user presses a button or performs another action toactivate another application, which is not the music application. Thedevice determines whether the music application is currently playing anaudio file. In accordance with a determination that the musicapplication is currently playing an audio file, the device displays anaffordance representing the audio playback user interface (e.g., apersistent bar at the top of the display of the user interface for theapplication). The affordance representing the audio playback userinterface and the user interface for the application are displayedconcurrently.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives user inputrepresenting a touch on the affordance representing the audio playbackuser interface (e.g., user taps on the persistent bar that the top ofthe display). In response to receiving the user input representing thetouch on the affordance representing the audio playback user interface,the device replaces display of the user interface for the applicationwith display of a user interface for the music application. Thus, whenan audio file is playing, the user can switch to (e.g., start) adifferent application (e.g., a non-music application). An affordancewill appear on the display which, when activated, causes the “nowplaying” screen to be displayed. This allows the user efficient accessto the “now playing” screen for pausing, forwarding, etc., even when theuser is using an application other than the music application. Inaccordance with some embodiments, the user interface for the musicapplication comprises the audio playback user interface.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device determines whether themusic application is currently playing an audio file. In accordance witha determination that the music application is currently playing an audiofile, the device displays an affordance representing the audio playbackuser interface (e.g., a persistent bar at the top of the display). Thedevice receives user input representing a touch on the affordancerepresenting the audio playback user interface (e.g., user taps on thepersistent bar that the top of the display). In response to receivingthe user input representing the touch on the affordance representing theaudio playback user interface, the device displays the audio playbackuser interface. Thus, the affordance representing the audio playbackuser interface, when activated, causes display of the “now playing”screen.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device determines whether aphone call is currently active, the currently active phone callassociated with a phone application. In accordance with a determinationthat a phone call is currently active, the device displays an affordancerepresenting the phone application, wherein the affordance representingthe phone application and the affordance representing the audio playbackuser interface are displayed concurrently (e.g., they persistent at thetop of the display). The device receives user input representing a touchon the affordance representing the phone application. In response toreceiving the user input representing the touch on the affordancerepresenting the phone application, the device displays a user interfaceof the phone application.

In accordance with some embodiments, the song selection affordance ofthe one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 606A of 606A-606B,612A of 612A-612B, 614B of 614A-614B) includes an indication (e.g.,606C, 612C, 614C) of being stored locally on the electronic device(e.g., the song is available for playback from local memory). In thisexample, the selected song (606A, 612A, 614B) is stored locally.

In accordance with some embodiments, the song selection affordance ofthe one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 606A of 606A-606B,612A of 612A-612B, 614B of 614A-614B) includes an indication (e.g.,606C, 612C, 614C) of not being stored locally on the electronic device(e.g., the song is not stored locally, but is available for playbackthrough download or stream from an external electronic device, such as aphone or server). In this example, the selected song (606A, 612A, 614B)is not stored locally.

In accordance with some embodiments, the song selection affordance ofthe one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 606A of 606A-606B,612A of 612A-612B, 614B of 614A-614B) includes an indication (e.g.,606C, 612C, 614C) of being stored on an external electronic device(e.g., the song is available for playback through download or streamfrom an external electronic device, such as a phone or server). In thisexample, the selected song (606A, 612A, 614B) is available stored on anexternal electronic device.

FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process for accessingand playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 700 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504) and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g.,506). In some embodiments, the electronic device also includes atouch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504). Some operations in method700 may be combined, the order of some operations in method 700 may bechanged, and some operations in method 700 may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 700 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS. 1A,3, and 5A).

Method 700 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 702, an affordance (e.g., 600A) representing a musicapplication is displayed.

At block 704, user input representing movement of the rotatable inputmechanism is received. In some embodiments, a touch on thetouch-sensitive surface corresponding to the affordance (e.g., 600A)representing the music application is received, instead.

At block 706, in response to receiving the user input representing themovement of the rotatable input mechanism, a landing screen of the musicapplication is displayed. In some embodiments, in response to detectingthe touch corresponding to the affordance (e.g., 600A), a landing screenof the music application is displayed. The landing screen includesdisplay of a playlist affordance (e.g., 602A), an artist list affordance(e.g., 602B), and a song list affordance (e.g., 602C).

At block 708, user input associated with the landing screen is received.

At block 710, it is determined whether the user input associated withthe landing screen represents a touch associated with the playlistaffordance (e.g., 602A), the artist affordance (e.g., 602B), or the songaffordance (e.g., 602C).

At block 712, in response to receiving the user input associated withthe landing screen and in accordance with a determination that the userinput associated with the landing screen represents a touch associatedwith the playlist affordance (e.g., 602A), one or more playlistselection affordances (e.g., 604A-604C) are displayed.

At block 714, in response to receiving the user input associated withthe landing screen and in accordance with a determination that the userinput associated with the landing screen represents a touch associatedwith the artist list affordance (e.g., 602B), one or more artistselection affordances (e.g., 608A-608C) are displayed.

At block 716, in response to receiving the user input associated withthe landing screen and in accordance with a determination that the userinput associated with the landing screen represents a touch associatedwith the song list affordance(e.g., 602C), one or more song selectionaffordances (e.g., 614A-614B) are displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device includes atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches. Whiledisplaying the one or more playlist selection affordances (e.g.,604A-604C), user input representing a touch on a playlist selectionaffordance (e.g., 604B) of the one or more playlist selectionaffordances (e.g., 604A-604C) is received. It is determined whether acharacteristic intensity of the touch on the playlist selectionaffordance (e.g., 604B) exceeds an intensity threshold. In accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch onthe playlist selection affordance (e.g., 604B) exceeds the intensitythreshold (e.g., a deep press), a first set of affordances aredisplayed. In accordance with some embodiments, the first set ofaffordances includes a source affordance (e.g., 620A).

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the playlist selection affordance (e.g.,604B) and in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the playlist selection affordance (e.g., 604B)does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., a light press), one ormore song selection affordances (e.g., 606A-606B) of a playlistassociated with the playlist selection affordance (e.g., 604B) aredisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the one or moresong selection affordances (e.g., 606A-606B) of the playlist, user inputrepresenting a touch on a song selection affordance (e.g., 606A) of theone or more song selection affordances (e.g., 606A-606B) of the playlistis received. It is determined whether a characteristic intensity of thetouch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 606A) exceeds an intensitythreshold. In accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 606A)exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), a second set ofaffordances are displayed. In accordance with some embodiments, thesecond set of affordances includes one or more of a shuffle affordance(e.g., 624A) and a source affordance (e.g., 624B).

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g.,606A) and in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 606A)does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., a light press), an audioplayback user interface is displayed and audio playback of an audio fileassociated with the song selection affordance (e.g., 606A) is started.

In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device includes atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches. Whiledisplaying the one or more artist selection affordances (e.g.,608A-608C), user input representing a touch on an artist selectionaffordance (e.g., 608A) of the one or more artist selection affordances(e.g., 608A-608C) is received. It is determined whether a characteristicintensity of the touch on the artist selection affordance (e.g., 608A)exceeds an intensity threshold. In accordance with a determination thatthe characteristic intensity of the touch on the artist selectionaffordance (e.g., 608A) exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deeppress), a third set of affordances is displayed. In accordance with someembodiments, the third set of affordances includes a source affordance(e.g., 620A).

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the artist selection affordance (e.g.,608A) and in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the artist selection affordance (e.g., 608A)does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., a light press), one ormore album selection affordances (e.g., 610A-610B) of an artistassociated with the artist selection affordance (e.g., 608A) aredisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the one or morealbum selection affordances (e.g., 610A-610B) of the artist, receivinguser input representing a touch on an album selection affordance (e.g.,610A) of the one or more album selection affordances (e.g., 610A-610B)of the artist. It is determined whether a characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the album selection affordance (e.g., 610A) exceeds anintensity threshold. In accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the touch on the album selection affordance(e.g., 610A) exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), afourth set of affordances is displayed. In accordance with someembodiments, the fourth set of affordances includes a source affordance(e.g., 620A).

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the album selection affordance (e.g.,610A) and in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the album selection affordance (e.g., 610A)does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., a light press), one ormore song selection affordances (e.g., 612A-612B) of an album associatedwith the album selection affordance (e.g., 610A) are displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the one or moresong selection affordances (e.g., 612A-612B) of the album associatedwith the album selection affordance (e.g., 610A), user inputrepresenting a touch on a song selection affordance (e.g., 612A) of theone or more song selection affordances (e.g., 612A-612B) of the albumassociated with the album selection affordance (e.g., 610A) is received.It is determined whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on thesong selection affordance (e.g., 612A) exceeds an intensity threshold.In accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe touch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 612A) exceeds theintensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), a fifth set of affordances aredisplayed. In accordance with some embodiments, the fifth set ofaffordances includes one or more of a shuffle affordance (e.g., 624A)and a source affordance (624B).

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g.,612A) and in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 612A)does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., a light press), an audioplayback user interface is displayed (e.g., 616) and audio playback ofan audio file associated with the song selection affordance (e.g., 612A)is started.

In accordance with some embodiments, the electronic device includes atouch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches. Whiledisplaying the one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 614A-614B),user input representing a touch on a song selection affordance (e.g.,614B) of the one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 614A-614B) isreceived. It is determined whether a characteristic intensity of thetouch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 614B) exceeds an intensitythreshold. In accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 614B)exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), a sixth set ofaffordances is displayed. In accordance with some embodiments, the sixthset of affordances includes one or more of a shuffle affordance (e.g.,624A) and a source affordance (e.g., 624B).

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving the userinput representing the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g.,614B) and in accordance with a determination that the characteristicintensity of the touch on the song selection affordance (e.g., 614B)does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., a light press), an audioplayback user interface (e.g., 616) is displayed and audio playback ofan audio file associated with the song selection affordance (e.g., 614B)is started.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the audio playbackuser interface (e.g., 616), user input representing a touch on the audioplayback user interface is received. It is determined whether acharacteristic intensity of the touch on the audio playback userinterface (e.g., 616) exceeds an intensity threshold. In accordance witha determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch on theaudio playback user interface (e.g., 616) exceeds the intensitythreshold (e.g., a deep press), a seventh set of affordances isdisplayed. In accordance with some embodiments, the seventh set ofaffordances includes one or more of a shuffle affordance (e.g., 622A), arepeat affordance (e.g., 622B), and a source affordance (e.g., 622C).

In accordance with some embodiments, user input is received. In responseto receiving the user input, the affordance representing the musicapplication (e.g., 600A) is displayed. It is determined whether themusic application is currently playing an audio file. In accordance witha determination that the music application is currently playing an audiofile, an affordance representing the audio playback user interface(e.g., 626A) is displayed. User input representing a touch on theaffordance representing the audio playback user interface (e.g., 626A)is received. In response to receiving the user input representing thetouch on the affordance representing the audio playback user interface(e.g., 626A), the audio playback user interface (e.g., 616) isdisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, user input is received. In responseto receiving the user input, a user interface for an application isdisplayed, wherein the application and the music application aredifferent applications. It is determined whether the music applicationis currently playing an audio file. In accordance with a determinationthat the music application is currently playing an audio file, anaffordance representing the audio playback user interface is displayed,wherein the affordance representing the audio playback user interfaceand the user interface for the application are displayed concurrently.

In accordance with some embodiments, user input representing a touch onthe affordance representing the audio playback user interface isreceived. In response to receiving the user input representing the touchon the affordance representing the audio playback user interface,display of the user interface for the application is replaced withdisplay of a user interface for the music application. In accordancewith some embodiments, the user interface for the music applicationcomprises the audio playback user interface (e.g., 616).

In accordance with some embodiments, it is determined whether the musicapplication is currently playing an audio file. In accordance with adetermination that the music application is currently playing an audiofile, an affordance representing the audio playback user interface isdisplayed. User input representing a touch on the affordancerepresenting the audio playback user interface is received. In responseto receiving the user input representing the touch on the affordancerepresenting the audio playback user interface, the audio playback userinterface (e.g., 616) is displayed

In accordance with some embodiments, it is determined whether a phonecall is currently active, the currently active phone call associatedwith a phone application. In accordance with a determination that aphone call is currently active, an affordance representing the phoneapplication is displayed, wherein the affordance representing the phoneapplication and the affordance representing the audio playback userinterface are displayed concurrently. User input representing a touch onthe affordance representing the phone application is received. Inresponse to receiving the user input representing the touch on theaffordance representing the phone application, a user interface of thephone application is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the song selection affordance ofthe one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 606A of 606A-606B,612A of 612A-612B, 614B of 614A-614B) includes an indication (e.g.,606C, 612C, 614C) of being stored locally on the electronic device.

In accordance with some embodiments, the song selection affordance ofthe one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 606A of 606A-606B,612A of 612A-612B, 614B of 614A-614B) includes an indication (e.g.,606C, 612C, 614C) of not being stored locally on the electronic device.

In accordance with some embodiments, the song selection affordance ofthe one or more song selection affordances (e.g., 606A of 606A-606B,612A of 612A-612B, 614B of 614A-614B) includes an indication (e.g.,606C, 612C, 614C) of being stored on an external electronic device.

It should be understood that the particular order in which theoperations in FIG. 7 have been described is exemplary and not intendedto indicate that the described order is the only order in which theoperations could be performed. One of ordinary skill in the art wouldrecognize various ways to reorder the operations described herein, aswell as excluding certain operations. For brevity, these details are notrepeated here.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 8 shows an exemplaryfunctional block diagram of an electronic device 800 configured inaccordance with the principles of the various described embodiments. Inaccordance with some embodiments, the functional blocks of electronicdevice 800 are configured to perform the techniques described above. Thefunctional blocks of the device 800 are, optionally, implemented byhardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software to carryout the principles of the various described examples. It is understoodby persons of skill in the art that the functional blocks described inFIG. 8 are, optionally, combined or separated into sub-blocks toimplement the principles of the various described examples. Therefore,the description herein optionally supports any possible combination orseparation or further definition of the functional blocks describedherein.

As shown in FIG. 8, an electronic device 800 includes a display unit 802configured to display graphical objects; a touch-sensitive surface unit804 configured to receive user gestures (e.g., touches); one or more RFunits 806 configured to detect and communicate with external electronicdevices; and a processing unit 808 coupled to display unit 802,touch-sensitive surface unit 804, and RF units 806. In some embodiments,the processing unit 808 includes a display enabling unit 810, areceiving unit 812, and a determining unit 814. The units of FIG. 8 maybe used to implement the various techniques and methods described abovewith respect to FIGS. 6-7.

For example, the display enabling unit 810 can be used for: displaying,on the display, an affordance representing a music application;displaying a landing screen of the music application; displaying, on thedisplay, one or more playlist selection affordances; displaying, on thedisplay, one or more artist selection affordances; and displaying, onthe display, one or more song selection affordances.

For example, the receiving unit 812 can be used for: receiving userinput representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism; receivinguser input associated with the landing screen.

For example, the determining unit 814 can be used for: determiningwhether the user input associated with the landing screen represents atouch associated with the playlist affordance, the artist affordance, orthe song affordance.

The functional blocks of the device 800 are, optionally, implemented byhardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software to carryout the principles of the various described examples. It is understoodby persons of skill in the art that the functional blocks described inFIG. 8 are, optionally, combined or separated into sub-blocks toimplement the principles of the various described examples. Therefore,the description herein optionally supports any possible combination orseparation or further definition of the functional blocks describedherein.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 7 are, optionally,implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B, 5A-5B, and 8. Forexample, displaying operation 702; receiving operation 704; anddetermining operation 710 are, optionally, implemented by event sorter170, event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 inevent sorter 170 detects a contact on touch-sensitive display 112, andevent dispatcher module 174 delivers the event information toapplication 136-1. A respective event recognizer 180 of application136-1 compares the event information to respective event definitions186, and determines whether a first contact at a first location on thetouch-sensitive surface (or whether rotation of the device) correspondsto a predefined event or sub-event, such as selection of an object on auser interface, or rotation of the device from one orientation toanother. When a respective predefined event or sub-event is detected,event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associated with thedetection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally usesor calls data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update theapplication internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by theapplication. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinaryskill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on thecomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

FIGS. 9A-9C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,112, 355, 504), and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506).

FIG. 9A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 9B-9C. Userinterface screen 904 illustrates a navigation screen (e.g., the screendisplayed after receiving a movement of the rotatable input mechanism ata now playing screen 902) of a music application (e.g., a digital musicplayer application). From user interface screen 904, a user can accessuser interface screen 906, user interface screen 910, and user interfacescreen 916. User interface screen 902 includes an audio playback userinterface of a music application (e.g., a digital music playerapplication). In some embodiments, user interface screen 902 functionsas described with respect to user interface screen 616, user interfacescreen 904 functions as described with respect to user interface screen602, user interface screen 906 functions as described with respect touser interface screen 604, user interface screen 910 functions asdescribed with respect to user interface screen 608, and user interfacescreen 916 functions as described with respect to user interface screen614.

User interface screen 906 illustrates playlist selection affordances906A-906C for accessing various music playlists. Activating a playlistselection affordance causes the device to display user interface screen908. User interface screen 908 illustrates song selection affordances908A-908B of an activated playlist. Activating a song selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 902, whichincludes an audio playback user interface, and to begin audio playbackof the song corresponding to the activated song selection affordance. Insome embodiments, a song selection affordance of user interface 908 (orother user interfaces with one or more song selection affordances)includes (or is display adjacent to) an indicator 908C, which providesan indication of the associated song being stored locally on theelectronic device (e.g., the song is available for playback from localmemory). In accordance with some embodiments, indicator 908C provides anindication of the associated song being available but not being storedlocally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is not stored locally,but is available for playback through download or stream from anexternal electronic device, such as a phone or server). In accordancewith some embodiments an indicator 908C may provide an indication of theassociated song not being available for playback (e.g., not storedlocally on the electronic and not stored on an external electronic andavailable for playback through download or stream). In some embodiments,user interface screen 908 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 606.

User interface screen 910 illustrates artist selection affordances910A-910C for accessing music of various artists. Activating an artistselection affordance causes the device to display user interface screen912. User interface screen 912 includes album selection affordances912A-912B of the activated artist. Activating an album selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 914, whichincludes song selection affordances 914A-914B of the selected album ofthe selected artist. Activating a song selection affordance causes thedevice to display user interface screen 902, which includes an audioplayback user interface, and to begin audio playback of the songcorresponding to the activated song selection affordance. A songselection affordance 914A of user interface 914 may also contain anindicator 914C, similar to indicator 908C. Thus, a user can select anartist to view albums that include songs by that artist, and select analbum to view songs in the albums. Activating a song selectionaffordance plays a song associated with the affordance, and causesdisplay of the audio playback user interface of user interface screen902. In some embodiments, user interface screen 912 functions asdescribed with respect to user interface screen 610 and user interfacescreen 914 functions as described with respect to user interface screen612.

User interface screen 916 illustrates song selection affordances(916A-916C). Activating a song selection affordance causes the device todisplay user interface screen 902, which includes an audio playback userinterface, and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to theactivated song selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 902 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface of userinterface 902 may contain affordances (e.g., 902A-902F) that, whenactivated, cause the device to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrubto within a time in the song, and adjust the volume, among otherfunctionalities for audio playback control. Similarly, user interfacescreen 918 illustrates an audio playback user interface with affordances918A-918F wherein the interface has been updated, for example, toreflect a newly selected or different song.

In some embodiments, as illustrated in FIG. 9B, the device displays anaudio playback user interface 902. The device receives a first userinput representing movement (e.g., a rotation) of the rotatable inputmechanism in a rotation direction.

In response to receiving the first user input representing the movement(e.g., a rotation) of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotationdirection, the device ceases display of the audio playback userinterface (e.g., 902) and displays a navigation screen (e.g., 904),wherein the navigation screen (e.g., 904) includes a playlist affordance(e.g., 904A), an artist list affordance (e.g., 904B), and a song listaffordance (e.g., 904C). For example, upon receiving movement of therotatable input mechanism at a now playing screen 902, the devicedisplays a navigation screen, illustrated by user interface 904, whichcontains affordances 904A-904C. The navigation screen provides a screenfor accepting user input, and allows intuitive browsing of musicorganized by categories such as by playlist, artist, song, and/or thelike. Affordances 904A, 904B, and 904C may represent a playlistaffordance, an artist list affordance, and a song list affordance of amusic application, respectively.

The device receives a second user input (e.g., a touch) associated withthe navigation screen (e.g., 904). In response to receiving the seconduser input, the device determines whether the second user inputrepresents a contact on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch) andis associated with the playlist affordance (e.g., 904A), the artist listaffordance (e.g., 904B), or the song list affordance (e.g., 904C). Forexample, upon receiving user input representing a touch, the devicedetermines whether the touch is associated with a playlist, artist orsong category (e.g., set of user interfaces), represented by affordances904A, 904B, and 904C, respectively.

In response to receiving the second user input and in accordance with adetermination that the second user input represents a contact associatedwith the playlist affordance (e.g., 904A), the device ceases display ofthe navigation screen (e.g., 904) and displays a first playlist userinterface (e.g., 906) of two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g.,906, 908). For example, the device receives a touch associated withplaylist affordance 904A, and in response displays a list of playlists,illustrated by user interface 906. The list of playlists is part of aplaylist set of user interfaces, which may include two or more playlistuser interfaces, such as 906 and 908.

In response to receiving the second user input and in accordance with adetermination that the second user input represents a contact associatedwith the artist list affordance (e.g., 904B), the device ceases displayof the navigation screen (e.g., 904) and displays an artist userinterface (e.g., 910) of two or more artist user interfaces (e.g., 910,912, 914). For example, the device receives a touch associated withartist list affordance 904B, and in response displays a list of artists,illustrated by user interface 910. The list of artists is part of anartist set of user interfaces, which may include two or more artist userinterfaces, such as 910, 912, and 914.

In response to receiving the second user input and in accordance with adetermination that the second user input represents a contact associatedwith the song list affordance (e.g., 904C), the device ceases display ofthe navigation screen (e.g., 904) and displays a song user interface(e.g., 916) of one or more song user interfaces (e.g., 916). Forexample, the device receives a touch associated with song listaffordance 904C, and in response displays a list of songs, illustratedby user interface 916. The list of songs is part of a songs set of userinterfaces, which may include one or more song user interfaces, such as914.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one (e.g., 906) ofthe two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908), the devicereceives one or more playlist navigation inputs (e.g., activation of aplaylist at 906, activation of a back functionality at 908 to return to906). In response to receiving the one or more playlist navigationinputs, the device transitions one or more times among each of the twoor more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906 and 908) to display alast-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 908) of the two or moreplaylist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908). While displaying thelast-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 908), the device receivesa first directional swipe. In response to receiving the firstdirectional swipe and in accordance with a determination that the firstdirectional swipe represents a swipe in a first direction, the deviceceases display of the last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 908)and displays the artist user interface (e.g., 910) of the two or moreartist user interfaces (e.g., 910, 912, 914). While displaying theartist user interface (e.g., 910) of the two or more artist userinterfaces (e.g., 910, 912, 914), the device receives a seconddirectional swipe. In response to receiving the second directional swipe(e.g., in the opposite direction of the first directional swipe), thedevice ceases display of the artist user interface (e.g., 910) of thetwo or more artist user interfaces (e.g., 910, 912, 914) and displaysthe last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 908) of the two ormore playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908). As an example, thedevice allows swipe navigation from the playlist user interfaces to theartist user interfaces, and then allows return to the playlist userinterfaces with memory of last-displayed playlist user interface. Bydisplaying the last-displayed playlist user interface, navigation isuser-friendly and intuitive. For example, the device receives user inputat a list of playlists, illustrated by user interface 906, associatedwith a playlist “Relax”, represented by affordance 906B. As a result,the device displays user interface 908, which illustrates a list ofsongs associated with the playlist “Relax”. At user interface 908, thelast-displayed playlist user interface, the device receives adirectional swipe and displays a list of artists, illustrated by userinterface 910. At the display of any artist user interface (e.g., 910,912, or 914), if the device receives a subsequent directional swipe thatnavigates back to the playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908), thedevice then displays the last-displayed playlist user interface, userinterface 908 in this example. In some examples, the device may receiveany number of navigations between playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906,908). Likewise, the device may receive any number of navigations betweenartist user interfaces (e.g., 910, 912, 914). Any playlist userinterface (e.g., 906 or 908) may be the last-displayed playlist userinterface.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one (e.g., 906) ofthe two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908), the devicereceives one or more playlist navigation inputs. In response toreceiving the one or more playlist navigation inputs, the devicetransitions one or more times among each of the two or more playlistuser interfaces (e.g., 906, 908) to display a last-displayed playlistuser interface (e.g., 906) of the two or more playlist user interfaces(e.g., 906, 908). While displaying the last-displayed playlist userinterface (e.g., 906), the device receives a third directional swipe. Inresponse to receiving the third directional swipe and in accordance witha determination that the third directional swipe represents a swipe in asecond direction (e.g., different from the first direction), the deviceceases display of the last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 906)and displays the song user interface (e.g., 916) of the one or more songuser interfaces (e.g., 916). While displaying the song user interface(e.g., 916) of the one or more song user interfaces (e.g., 916), thedevice receives a fourth directional swipe. In response to receiving thefourth directional swipe, the device ceases display of the song userinterface (e.g., 916) of the one or more song user interfaces (e.g.,916) and displays the last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 906)of the two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908). Thus, thedevice allows swiping from playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908) tosong user interfaces (e.g., 916), and back again, with memory of thelast-displayed playlist user interface.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives a third userinput representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism in a secondrotation direction (e.g., different than the first). In response toreceiving the third user input, the device displays the audio playbackuser interface (e.g., 902).

In accordance with some embodiments, the audio playback user interface(e.g., 902) comprises an affordance (e.g., 902A) for initiating audioplayback. For example, a “now playing” screen contains a play/pauseaffordance, represented by affordance 902A.

In accordance with some embodiments, one playlist user interface (e.g.,908) of the two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908)comprises an affordance (e.g., 908A) which, when selected, causes theaudio playback user interface (e.g., 918) to be displayed. One artistuser interface (e.g., 914) of the two or more artist user interfaces(e.g., 910, 912, 914) comprises an affordance (e.g., 914A) which, whenselected, causes the audio playback user interface (e.g., 918) to bedisplayed. At least one song user interface (e.g., 916) of the one ormore song user interfaces (e.g., 916) comprises an affordance (e.g.,916C) which, when selected, causes the audio playback user interface tobe displayed (e.g., 918). For example, a song user interface,illustrated by user interface 916, contains affordance 916Ccorresponding to the song “Approve My Eye” by Atom Band. Upon receivingselection of affordance 916C, the device displays the “now playing”screen illustrated by user interface 918, which reflects the songselection “Approve My Eye” by Atom Band.

FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 1000 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504) and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g.,506). In some embodiments, the electronic device also includes atouch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504). Some operations in method1000 may be combined, the order of some operations may be changed, andsome operations may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 1000 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS.1A, 3, and 5A).

Method 1000 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 1002, an audio playback user interface (e.g., 902) isdisplayed.

At block 1004, a first user input representing movement of the rotatableinput mechanism in a rotation direction is received.

At block 1006, in response to receiving the first user inputrepresenting the movement of the rotatable input mechanism in therotation direction, display of the audio playback user interface (e.g.,902) is ceased and a navigation screen (e.g., 904) is displayed, whereinthe navigation screen (e.g., 904) includes a playlist affordance (e.g.,904A), an artist list affordance (e.g., 904B), and a song listaffordance (e.g., 904C).

At block 1008, a second user input (e.g., a touch) associated with thenavigation screen (e.g., 904) is received.

At block 1010, it is determined whether the second user input representsa contact on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch) and isassociated with the playlist affordance (e.g., 904A), the artist listaffordance (e.g., 904B), or the song list affordance (e.g., 904C).

At block 1012, in response to receiving the second user input and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents acontact associated with the playlist affordance (e.g., 904A), display ofthe navigation screen (e.g., 904) is ceased and a first playlist userinterface (e.g., 906) of two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g.,906, 908) is displayed.

At block 1014, in response to receiving the second user input and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents acontact associated with the artist list affordance (e.g., 904B), displayof the navigation screen (e.g., 904) is ceased and an artist userinterface (e.g., 910) of two or more artist user interfaces (e.g., 910,912, 914) is displayed.

At block 1016, in response to receiving the second user input and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents acontact associated with the song list affordance (e.g., 904C), displayof the navigation screen (e.g., 904) is ceased and a song user interface(e.g., 916) of one or more song user interfaces (e.g., 916) isdisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one (e.g., 906) ofthe two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908), one or moreplaylist navigation inputs is received. In response to receiving the oneor more playlist navigation inputs, transitions are made one or moretimes among each of the two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906and 908) to display a last-displayed playlist (e.g., 908) user interfaceof the two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908). Whiledisplaying the last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 908), afirst directional swipe is received. In response to receiving the firstdirectional swipe and in accordance with a determination that the firstdirectional swipe represents a swipe in a first direction, display ofthe last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 908) is ceased and theartist user interface (e.g., 910) of the two or more artist userinterfaces (e.g., 910, 912, 914) is displayed. While displaying theartist user interface (e.g., 910) of the two or more artist userinterfaces (e.g., 910, 912, 914), a second directional swipe isreceived. In response to receiving the second directional swipe, displayof the artist user interface (e.g., 910) of the two or more artist userinterfaces (e.g., 910, 912, 914) is ceased and the last-displayedplaylist user interface (e.g., 908) of the two or more playlist userinterfaces (e.g., 906, 908) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one (e.g., 906) ofthe two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908), one or moreplaylist navigation inputs is received. In response to receiving the oneor more playlist navigation inputs, transitions are made one or moretimes among each of the two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906,908) to display a last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 906) ofthe two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908). Whiledisplaying the last-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 906), athird directional swipe is received. In response to receiving the thirddirectional swipe and in accordance with a determination that the thirddirectional swipe represents a swipe in a second direction (e.g.,different than the first direction), display of the last-displayedplaylist user interface (e.g., 906) is ceased and the song userinterface (e.g., 916) of the one or more song user interfaces (e.g.,916) is displayed. While displaying the song user interface (e.g., 916)of the one or more song user interfaces (e.g., 916), a fourthdirectional swipe is received. In response to receiving the fourthdirectional swipe, display of the song user interface (e.g., 916) of theone or more song user interfaces (e.g., 916) is ceased and thelast-displayed playlist user interface (e.g., 906) of the two or moreplaylist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, a third user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in a second rotation direction(e.g., different from the first) is received. In response to receivingthe third user input, the audio playback user interface (e.g., 902) isdisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the audio playback user interface(e.g., 902) comprises an affordance (e.g., 902A) for initiating audioplayback.

In accordance with some embodiments, one playlist user interface (e.g.,908) of the two or more playlist user interfaces (e.g., 906, 908)comprises an affordance (e.g., 908A) which, when selected, causes theaudio playback user interface (e.g., 918) to be displayed. One artistuser interface (e.g., 914) of the two or more artist user interfaces(e.g., 910, 912, 914) comprises an affordance (e.g., 914A) which, whenselected, causes the audio playback user interface (e.g., 918) to bedisplayed. One song user interface (e.g., 916) of the one or more songuser interfaces (e.g., 916) comprises an affordance (e.g., 916C) which,when selected, causes the audio playback user interface to be displayed(e.g., 918).

FIGS. 11A-11C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,112, 355, 504), and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506).

FIG. 11A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 11B-11C. Userinterface screen 1102 includes an audio playback user interface of amusic application (e.g., a digital music player application). Uponreceiving one or more user inputs, the device may provide access fromuser interface 1102 to user interface 1104, user interface 1108, anduser interface 1114. In some embodiments, user interface screen 1102functions as described with respect to user interface screen 616, userinterface screen 1104 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 604, user interface screen 1108 functions as describedwith respect to user interface screen 608, and user interface screen1114 functions as described with respect to user interface screen 614.

User interface screen 1104 illustrates playlist selection affordancesfor accessing various music playlists. Activating a playlist selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 1106. Userinterface screen 1106 illustrates song selection affordances of theactivated playlist. Activating a song selection affordance causes thedevice to display user interface screen 1102, which includes an audioplayback user interface, and to begin audio playback of the songcorresponding to the activated song selection affordance. A songselection affordance of user interface 1106 (or other user interfaceswith one or more song selection affordances) may also contain anindicator (1106C), which may provide an indication of being storedlocally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is available forplayback from local memory). In accordance with some embodiments, anindicator (1106C) provides an indication of not being stored locally onthe electronic device (e.g., the song is not stored locally, but isavailable for playback through download or stream from an externalelectronic device, such as a phone or server). In accordance with someembodiments an indicator (1106C) may provide an indication of not beingavailable for playback (e.g., not stored locally on the electronic andnot stored on an external electronic and available for playback throughdownload or stream). In some embodiments, user interface screen 1106functions as described with respect to user interface screen 606.

User interface screen 1108 illustrates artist selection affordances foraccessing music of various artists. Activating an artist selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 1110. Userinterface screen 1110 illustrates album selection affordances of theactivated artist. Activating an album selection affordance causes thedevice to display user interface screen 1112, which includes songselection affordances of the selected album of the selected artist.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1102, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance. A song selection affordance 1112A may alsocontain an indicator 1112C. In some embodiments, user interface screen1110 functions as described with respect to user interface screen 610and user interface screen 1112 functions as described with respect touser interface screen 612.

User interface screen 1114 includes song selection affordances.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1102, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 1102 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface of userinterface 1102 may contain affordances (e.g., 1102A-1102F) that, whenselected, cause the device to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrubto within a time in the song, and adjust the volume, among others.Similarly, user interface screen 1116 illustrates an audio playback userinterface with affordances 1116A-1116F wherein the interface has beenupdated, for example, to reflect a newly selected or different song.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 11B, the device displays a firstaudio playback user interface (e.g., 1102). The device receives userinput representing movement (e.g., rotation) of the rotatable inputmechanism.

In response to receiving the user input representing the movement (e.g.,rotation) of the rotatable input mechanism, the device ceases display ofthe first audio playback user interface (e.g., 1102) and displays afirst user interface (e.g., 1104) of a first set of user interfaces(e.g., 1104, 1106). For example, in response to rotation of therotatable input mechanism, the device displays a list of playlists asillustrated by user interface 1104. Alternatively, another userinterface for interacting with a music application may be displayed inresponse to receiving the movement, such as, for example, userinterfaces 1106, 1108, 1110, 1112, and 1114. Generally, a set of userinterfaces represents one or more user interfaces grouped hierarchicallytogether based on organization or attribute. For example, a set of userinterfaces may comprise two user interfaces, one representing a list ofplaylists (e.g., 1104) and the other representing the songs contained ina playlist selected from this list (e.g., 1106).

The device receives a first user input representing a directional swipeon the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a swipe). The device determineswhether the first user input represents a swipe in a first direction ora second direction (e.g., different than the first direction).

In response to receiving the first user input and in accordance with adetermination that the first user input represents a swipe in the firstdirection, the device ceases display of the first user interface (e.g.,1104) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106) anddisplays a first user interface (e.g., 1108) of a second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1108, 1110, 1112). For example, the device receives aswipe from right to left at the display of a playlist user interface(e.g., 1104), and in response displays an artist list user interface,illustrated by user interface 1108.

In response to receiving the first user input and in accordance with adetermination that the first user input represents a swipe in the seconddirection (e.g., different than the first direction), the device ceasesdisplay of the first user interface (e.g., 1104) of the first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106) and displays a first user interface(e.g., 1114) of a third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114). Forexample, if the device instead receives a swipe from left to right atthe display of a playlist user interface (e.g., 1104), the devicedisplays a song list user interface, illustrated by user interface 1114.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives a second userinput representing a directional swipe on the touch-sensitive surface.In accordance with the determination that the first user inputrepresents a swipe in the first direction, in response to receiving thesecond user input and in accordance with a determination that the seconduser input represents a swipe in the first direction, the device ceasesdisplay of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1108, 1110, or 1112)and displays the first user interface (e.g., 1114) of the third set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1114). In accordance with the determination thatthe first user input represents a swipe in the second direction, inresponse to receiving the second user input and in accordance with adetermination that the second user input represents a swipe in thesecond direction, the device ceases display of the third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1114) and displays the first user interface (e.g.,1108) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1108, 1110, or 1112).For example, a second consecutive swipe from right to left results inthe display of one of the third set of user interfaces, which may be alist of songs as illustrated by user interface 1114. In contrast, asecond consecutive swipe from left to right swipe results in the displayof one of the second set of user interfaces, which may be any one ofuser interfaces 1108, 1110, and 1112, which collectively represent anartist set of user interfaces. In this manner, the device allows swipenavigation in either direction for access to multiple sets of userinterfaces.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first user interface (e.g.,1114) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114) comprises aselection affordance (e.g., 1114C). The device receives a third userinput (e.g., a touch) associated with the selection affordance (e.g.,1114C) of the first user interface (e.g., 1114) of the third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1114). In response to receiving the third user input(e.g., touch), the device ceases display of the first user interface(e.g., 1114) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114) anddisplays a second audio playback user interface (e.g., 1116). Forexample, at a songs list illustrated by user interface 1114, the devicereceives a touch associated with affordance 1114C, associated with thesong “Approve My Eye” by Atom Band. As a result of receiving theselection, the device displays a “now playing” screen, illustrated byuser interface 1116, updated to reflect the newly selected song playing.

In accordance with some embodiments, the selection affordance (e.g.,1114C) of the first user interface (e.g., 1114) of the third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1114) is a song selection affordance. In response toreceiving the third user input, the device plays a song associated withthe selection affordance (e.g., 1114C).

In accordance with some embodiments, the selection affordance (e.g.,1114A) of the first user interface (e.g., 1114) of the third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1114) is a shuffle all affordance. In response toreceiving the third user input, the device plays a song selected atrandom from a set of songs associated with the selection affordance(e.g., 1114A). For example, playing a song entails initiating audioplayback of the song; playing a song (or songs) selected at randomentails initiating audio playback of the song(s) in a random orpseudo-random order.

In accordance with some embodiments, prior to receiving the first userinput representing a directional swipe, the device receives user input(e.g., a touch) associated with a selection affordance (e.g., 1104B) ofthe first user interface (e.g., 1104) of the first set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106). In response to receiving the user input(e.g., touch) associated with the selection affordance (e.g., 1104B) ofthe first user interface (e.g., 1104) of the first set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106), the device ceases display of the firstuser interface (e.g., 1104) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1104, 1106) and displays a second user interface (e.g., 1106) of thefirst set of user interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106). For example, prior toreceiving a user swipe navigating away from the playlist set of userinterfaces, illustrated by user interfaces 1104 and 1106, the deviceallows navigation among the playlist set of user interfaces. The devicereceives user selection of a playlist “Relax”, represented by affordance1104B, and in response displays a list of songs associated with theplaylist “Relax”, as illustrated by user interface 1106.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare each independently selected from the group consisting of: a playlistset of user interfaces, an artist set of user interfaces, and a songsset of user interfaces. The playlist set of user interfaces comprises: aplaylist user interface (e.g., 1104), and a list of songs (e.g., 1106)associated with a playlist of the playlist user interface (e.g., 1104).The artist set of user interfaces comprises: an artist user interface(e.g., 1108), a list of albums (e.g., 1110) associated with an artist ofthe artist user interface (e.g., 1108), and a list of songs (e.g., 1112)associated with an album of the list of albums (e.g., 1110). The songsset of user interfaces comprises: a song user interface (e.g., 1114).

FIG. 12 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 1200 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506),and a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504). Some operations inmethod 1200 may be combined, the order of some operations may bechanged, and some operations may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 1200 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS.1A, 3, and 5A).

Method 1200 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 1202, a first audio playback user interface (e.g., 1102) isdisplayed.

At block 1204, user input representing movement (e.g., rotation) of therotatable input mechanism is received.

At block 1206, in response to receiving the user input representing themovement (e.g., rotation) of the rotatable input mechanism, display ofthe first audio playback user interface (e.g., 1102) is ceased and afirst user interface (e.g., 1104) of a first set of user interfaces(e.g., 1104, 1106) is displayed.

At block 1208, a first user input representing a directional swipe onthe touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a swipe) is received.

At block 1210, it is determined whether the first user input representsa swipe in a first direction or a second direction (e.g., different thanthe first direction).

At block 1212, in response to receiving the first user input and inaccordance with a determination that the first user input represents aswipe in the first direction, display of the first user interface (e.g.,1104) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106) is ceasedand a first user interface (e.g., 1108) of a second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1108, 1110, 1112) is displayed.

At block 1214, in response to receiving the first user input and inaccordance with a determination that the first user input represents aswipe in the second (e.g., different than the first direction)direction, display of the first user interface (e.g., 1104) of the firstset of user interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106) is ceased and a first userinterface (e.g., 1114) of a third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114) isdisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, a second user input representing adirectional swipe on the touch-sensitive surface is received. Inaccordance with the determination that the first user input represents aswipe in the first direction, in response to receiving the second userinput, and in accordance with a determination that the second user inputrepresents a swipe in the first direction, display of the second set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1108, 1110, or 1112) is ceased and the first userinterface (e.g., 1114) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114)is displayed. In accordance with the determination that the first userinput represents a swipe in the second direction, in response toreceiving the second user input, and in accordance with a determinationthat the second user input represents a swipe in the second direction,display of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114) is ceased andthe first user interface (e.g., 1108) of the second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1108, 1110, or 1112) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first user interface (e.g.,1114) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114) comprises aselection affordance (e.g., 1114C). A third user input associated withthe selection affordance (e.g., 1114C) of the first user interface(e.g., 1114) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1114) isreceived. In response to receiving the third user input, display of thefirst user interface (e.g., 1114) of the third set of user interfaces(e.g., 1114) is ceased and a second audio playback user interface (e.g.,1116) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the selection affordance (e.g.,1114C) of the first user interface (e.g., 1114) of the third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1114) is a song selection affordance. In response toreceiving the third user input, a song associated with the selectionaffordance (e.g., 1114C) is played.

In accordance with some embodiments, the selection affordance (e.g.,1114A) of the first user interface (e.g., 1114) of the third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1114) is a shuffle all affordance. In response toreceiving the third user input, a song selected at random from a set ofsongs associated with the selection affordance (e.g., 1114A) is played.

In accordance with some embodiments, prior to receiving the first userinput representing a directional swipe, user input associated with aselection affordance (e.g., 1104B) of the first user interface (e.g.,1104) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106) isreceived. In response to receiving the user input associated with theselection affordance (e.g., 1104B) of the first user interface (e.g.,1104) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106), display ofthe first user interface (e.g., 1104) of the first set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106) is ceased and a second user interface(e.g., 1106) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1104, 1106) isdisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare each independently selected from the group consisting of: a playlistset of user interfaces, an artist set of user interfaces, and a songsset of user interfaces. The playlist set of user interfaces comprises: aplaylist user interface (e.g., 1104), and a list of songs (e.g., 1106)associated with a playlist of the playlist user interface (e.g., 1104).The artist set of user interfaces comprises: an artist user interface(e.g., 1108), a list of albums (e.g., 1110) associated with an artist ofthe artist user interface (e.g., 1108), and a list of songs (e.g., 1112)associated with an album of the list of albums (e.g., 1110). The songsset of user interfaces comprise: a song user interface (e.g., 1114).

FIGS. 13A-13C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504) and a rotatable input mechanism(e.g., 506).

FIG. 13A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 13B-13C. Userinterface 1302, includes an audio playback user interface of a musicapplication (e.g., a digital music player application). Upon receivingone or more user inputs, the device may provide access from userinterface 1302 to user interface 1304, user interface 1308, and userinterface 1314. In some embodiments, user interface screen 1302functions as described with respect to user interface screen 604, userinterface screen 1314 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 614, and user interface screen 1308 functions asdescribed with respect to user interface screen 608.

User interface screen 1304 illustrates playlist selection affordances(1304A-1304C) for accessing various music playlists. Activating aplaylist selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1306. User interface screen 1306 illustrates songselection affordances (1306A-1306B) of the activated playlist.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1302, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance. A song selection affordance of user interface1306 (or other user interfaces with one or more song selectionaffordances) may also contain an indicator (1306C), which may provide anindication of being stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., thesong is available for playback from local memory). In accordance withsome embodiments, an indicator (1306C) provides an indication of notbeing stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is notstored locally, but is available for playback through download or streamfrom an external electronic device, such as a phone or server). Inaccordance with some embodiments an indicator (1306C) may provide anindication of not being available for playback (e.g., not stored locallyon the electronic and not stored on an external electronic and availablefor playback through download or stream). In some embodiments, userinterface screen 1306 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 606, user interface screen 1310 functions as describedwith respect to user interface screen 610, user interface screen 1312functions as described with respect to user interface screen 612, anduser interface screen 1316 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 616.

User interface screen 1308 illustrates artist selection affordances(1308A-1308C) for accessing music of various artists. Activating anartist selection affordance causes the device to display user interfacescreen 1310. User interface screen 1310 illustrates album selectionaffordances (1310A-1310B) of the activated artist. Activating an albumselection affordance causes the device to display user interface screen1312, which includes song selection affordances of the selected album ofthe selected artist. Activating a song selection affordance causes thedevice to display user interface screen 1302, which includes an audioplayback user interface, and to begin audio playback of the songcorresponding to the activated song selection affordance.

User interface screen 1314 illustrates song selection affordances(1314A-1314C). Activating a song selection affordance causes the deviceto display user interface screen 1302, which includes an audio playbackuser interface, and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding tothe activated song selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 1302 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface of userinterface 1302 may contain affordances (e.g., 1302A-1302F) that, whenselected, cause the device to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrubto within a time in the song, and adjust the volume, among others.Similarly, user interface screen 1316 illustrates an audio playback userinterface with affordances 1316A-1316F wherein the interface has beenupdated, for example, to reflect a newly selected or different song.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 13B, the device displays an audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1302). The device receives a first userinput representing a directional swipe in a first direction (e.g., aswipe from right to left).

In response to receiving the first user input, the device ceases displayof the audio playback user interface (e.g., 1302) and displays a firstuser interface (e.g., 1304) of a first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1304, 1306), the first user interface (e.g., 1304) of the first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306) comprising a selection affordance(e.g., 1304B). For example, the device may cease display of a “nowplaying” screen in response to a swipe (from right to left) and displaya list of playlists, illustrated by user interface 1304, which maycontain affordances 1304A-1304C for selection of one or more playlists.

While displaying a user interface (e.g., 1304 or 1306) of the first setof user interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306), the device receives a second userinput representing a directional swipe in a second direction (e.g.,different than the first direction) (e.g., a swipe from left to right).

In response to receiving the second user input, the device ceasesdisplay of the user interface (e.g., 1304 or 1306) of a first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306) and displays the audio playback userinterface (e.g., 1302). For example, the device allows navigation from a“now playing” screen, as illustrated by user interface 1302, to aplaylist set of user interfaces (1304 and 1306), and back again, usingdirectional swipe inputs received.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1304) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1304or 1306), and prior to receiving the second user input (e.g., swipe),the device receives a third user input (e.g., a touch) associated withthe selection affordance (e.g., 1304B) of the first user interface(e.g., 1304) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306). Inresponse to receiving the third user input (e.g., touch), the deviceceases display of the first user interface (e.g., 1304) of the first setof user interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306) and displays a second userinterface (e.g., 1306) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1304or 1306), the second user interface (e.g., 1306) of the first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306) comprising a selection affordance(e.g., 1306A). For example, the device allows navigation between userinterfaces of a set of user interfaces, while maintaining thenavigational relationship that the set of affordance has with other setsof affordances or the audio playback user interface. As an example, thedevice allows selection of a playlist via selection affordance 1304B,which causes user interface 1306 to be displayed. From user interface1306, a list of songs within the playlist associated with selectionaffordance 1304B, navigation back to the audio playback user interfaceis still possible upon receiving the appropriate directional swipe, forexample, from left to right.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives a plurality ofdirectional user inputs (e.g., multiple swipes), wherein the pluralityof directional user inputs comprises: a plurality of user inputsrepresenting directional swipes in the first direction (e.g., right toleft), and a plurality of user inputs representing directional swipes inthe second direction (e.g., left to right). In response to receiving afinal user input of the plurality of directional user inputs, the devicedisplays the audio playback user interface (e.g., 1302). For example,regardless of the number and direction of navigation swipes that thedevice receives for navigation between sets of user interfaces, theaudio playback user interface may be accessed. In one example, beginningat user interface 1302, four directional swipes from right to left maycause the device to display, sequentially in response to each swipe,user interface 1304, user interface 1308, user interface 1314, and thenuser interface 1302. Four consecutive swipes in the opposite direction(left to right) would result in the opposite sequence of userinterfaces. Any combination of directional swipes may be combined.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving one of theplurality of directional user inputs, the device displays a first userinterface (e.g., 1308) of a second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308,1310, 1312), the first user interface (e.g., 1308) of the second set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) comprising a selectionaffordance (e.g., 1308A). User interface 1308, which illustrates anartists list, may contain affordances 1308A, 1308B, and 1308C forselection of one or more artists.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives a fourth userinput associated with the selection affordance (e.g., 1308A) of thefirst user interface (e.g., 1308) of the second set of user interfaces(e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312). In response to receiving the fourth userinput, the device ceases display of the first user interface (e.g.,1308) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) anddisplays a second user interface (e.g., 1310) of the second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) comprising a selection affordance(e.g., 1310A) . User interface 1310, which illustrates an albums listassociated with an artist, may contain selection affordances 1310A-1310Bfor selection of one or more albums associated with an artist.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives a fifth userinput associated with the selection affordance (e.g., 1310A) of thesecond user interface (e.g., 1310) of the second set of user interfaces(e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312). In response to receiving the fifth user input,the device ceases display of the second user interface (e.g., 1310) ofthe second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) and displaysthe audio playback user interface (e.g., 1302), wherein the audioplayback user interface is updated based on the selection affordanceassociated with the fifth user input (e.g., 1310A). In one example, thedevice receives user input associated with an album selection affordance1310A, and playback of the album is initiated and the audio playbackuser interface is displayed, updated to reflect this. In anotherexample, the selection affordance associated with the fifth isassociated with a song, such as selection affordance 1312C (associatedwith “Approve My Eye” by Atom Band), and playback of that song isinitiated and user interface 1316 is displayed, illustrating a “nowplaying” screen.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare selected from the group comprising: a playlist set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306), an artist set of user interfaces (e.g.,1308, 1310, 1312), and a songs set of user interfaces (e.g., 1314); theplaylist set of user interfaces comprises: a playlist user interface(e.g., 1304), and a list of songs (e.g., 1306) associated with aplaylist of the playlist user interface; the artist set of userinterfaces comprises: an artist user interface (e.g., 1308), a list ofalbums (e.g., 1310) associated with an artist of the artist userinterface (e.g., 1308), and a list of songs (e.g., 1312) associated withan album of the list of albums (e.g., 1310); and the songs set of userinterfaces comprises: a song user interface (e.g., 1314).

FIG. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 1400 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504) and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g.,506). In some embodiments, the electronic device also includes atouch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504). Some operations in method1400 may be combined, the order of some operations may be changed, andsome operations may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 1400 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS.1A, 3, and 5A).

Method 1400 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 1402, an audio playback user interface (e.g., 1302) isdisplayed.

At block 1404, a first user input representing a directional swipe in afirst direction is received.

At block 1406, in response to receiving the first user input, thedisplay of the audio playback user interface (e.g., 1302) is ceased anda first user interface (e.g., 1304) of a first set of user interfaces(e.g, 1304, 1306), the first user interface (e.g., 1304) of the firstset of user interfaces (e.g, 1304, 1306) comprising a selectionaffordance (e.g., 1304B) is displayed.

At block 1408, while displaying a user interface (e.g., 1304 or 1306) ofthe first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306), a second user inputrepresenting a directional swipe in a second direction (e.g., differentthan the first direction) is received.

At block 1410, in response to receiving the second user input, thedisplay of the user interface (e.g., 1304 or 1306) of a first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306) is ceased and the audio playback userinterface (e.g., 1302) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1304) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1304or 1306), and prior to receiving the second user input, a third userinput associated with the selection affordance (e.g., 1304B) of thefirst user interface (e.g., 1304) of the first set of user interfaces(e.g., 1304, 1306) is received. In response to receiving the third userinput, the display of the first user interface (e.g., 1304) of the firstset of user interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306) is ceased and a second userinterface (e.g., 1306) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1304or 1306) is displayed, the second user interface (e.g., 1306) of thefirst set of user interfaces (e.g., 1304, 1306) comprising a selectionaffordance (e.g., 1306A).

In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of directional userinputs is received, wherein the plurality of directional user inputscomprises: a plurality of user inputs representing directional swipes inthe first direction, and a plurality of user inputs representingdirectional swipes in the second direction. In response to receiving afinal user input of the plurality of directional user inputs, the audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1302) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, in response to receiving one of theplurality of directional user inputs, a first user interface (e.g.,1308) of a second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) isdisplayed, the first user interface (e.g., 1308) of the second set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) comprising a selectionaffordance (e.g., 1308A). User interface 1308, which illustrates anartists list, may contain affordances 1308A, 1308B, and 1308C forselection of one or more artists.

In accordance with some embodiments, a fourth user input associated withthe selection affordance (e.g., 1308A) of the first user interface(e.g., 1308) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310,1312) is received. In response to receiving the fourth user input, thedisplay of the first user interface (e.g., 1308) of the second set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) is ceased and a second userinterface (e.g., 1310) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308,1310, 1312) is displayed, comprising a selection affordance (e.g.,1310A) . User interface 1310, which illustrates an albums listassociated with an artist, may contain selection affordances 1310A-1310Bfor selection of one or more albums associated with an artist.

In accordance with some embodiments, a fifth user input associated withthe selection affordance (e.g., 1310A) of the second user interface(e.g., 1310) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310,1312) is received. In response to receiving the fifth user input, thedisplay of the second user interface (e.g., 1310) of the second set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310, 1312) is ceased and the audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1302) is displayed, wherein the audioplayback user interface is updated based on the selection affordanceassociated with the fifth user input (e.g., 1310A). In one example, thedevice receives user input associated with an album selection affordance1310A, and playback of the album is initiated and the audio playbackuser interface is displayed, updated to reflect this. In anotherexample, the selection affordance associated with the fifth isassociated with a song, such as selection affordance 1312C (associatedwith “Approve My Eye” by Atom Band), and playback of that song isinitiated.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces(e.g., 1304, 1306), the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1308, 1310,1312), and the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1314) are selectedfrom the group comprising: a playlist set of user interfaces, an artistset of user interfaces, and a songs set of user interfaces; the playlistset of user interfaces comprises: a playlist user interface, and a listof songs associated with a playlist of the playlist user interface; theartist set of user interfaces comprises: an artist user interface, alist of albums associated with an artist of the artist user interface,and a list of songs associated with an album of the list of albums; andthe songs set of user interfaces comprises: a song user interface.

FIGS. 15A-15C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,112, 355, 504), and may have a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506).

FIG. 15A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 15B. User interfacescreen 1502, includes an audio playback user interface of a musicapplication (e.g., a digital music player application). Upon receivingone or more user inputs, the device may provide access from userinterface 1502 to user interface 1504, user interface 1508, and userinterface 1514. In some embodiments, user interface screen 1502functions as described with respect to user interface screen 616, userinterface screen 1504 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 604, user interface screen 1508 functions as describedwith respect to user interface screen 608, and user interface screen1514 functions as described with respect to user interface screen 614.

User interface screen 1504 illustrates playlist selection affordances(1504A-1504C) for accessing various music playlists. Activating aplaylist selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1506. User interface screen 1506 illustrates songselection affordances (1506A-1506B) of the activated playlist.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1502, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance. A song selection affordance of user interface1506 (or other user interfaces with one or more song selectionaffordances) may also contain an indicator (1506C), which may provide anindication of being stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., thesong is available for playback from local memory). In accordance withsome embodiments, an indicator (1506C) provides an indication of notbeing stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is notstored locally, but is available for playback through download or streamfrom an external electronic device, such as a phone or server). Inaccordance with some embodiments an indicator (1506C) may provide anindication of not being available for playback (e.g., not stored locallyon the electronic and not stored on an external electronic and availablefor playback through download or stream). In some embodiments, userinterface screen 1506 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 606.

User interface screen 1508 illustrates artist selection affordances(1508A-1508C) for accessing music of various artists. Activating anartist selection affordance causes the device to display user interfacescreen 1510. User interface screen 1510 illustrates album selectionaffordances (1510A-1510B) of the activated artist. Activating an albumselection affordance causes the device to display user interface screen1512, which includes song selection affordances (1512A-1512B) of theselected album of the selected artist. Activating a song selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 1502,which includes an audio playback user interface, and to begin audioplayback of the song corresponding to the activated song selectionaffordance. User interface 1512 may also contain indicator 1512C, whichmay indicate whether an audio file is available locally for playback. Insome embodiments, user interface screen 1510 functions as described withrespect to user interface screen 610 and user interface screen 1512functions as described with respect to user interface screen 612.

User interface screen 1514 illustrates song selection affordances(1514A-1514C). Activating a song selection affordance causes the deviceto display user interface screen 1502, which includes an audio playbackuser interface, and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding tothe activated song selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 1502 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface of userinterface 1502 may contain affordances (e.g., 1502A-1502F) that, whenselected, cause the device to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrubto within a time in the song, and adjust the volume, among others.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 15B, the device displays an audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1502). While displaying the audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1502), the device receives user inputrepresenting a first contact (e.g., touch) on the touch-sensitivesurface. Similarly, user interface screen 1518 illustrates an audioplayback user interface with affordances 1518A-1518F wherein theinterface has been updated, for example, to reflect a newly selected ordifferent song.

The device determines whether a characteristic intensity of the firstcontact exceeds an intensity threshold.

In accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe first contact exceeds the intensity threshold, the device ceasesdisplay of the audio playback user interface (e.g., 1502) and displays afirst set of affordances (e.g., 1516A-1516D). For example, if the devicereceives a deep press at a “now playing” screen, the device displaysuser interface 1516. User interface 1516 may contain an affordance forbrowsing music (1516A), for shuffling (1516B), an affordance forrepeating (1516C), an affordance for creating a station (1516D), and thelike. If the device receives a light press, the device performs anaction based on the location of the light press (e.g., by activating theappropriate affordance).

The device receives user input representing a second contact (e.g.,touch) associated with an affordance (e.g., 1516A) of the first set ofaffordances (e.g., 1516A-1516D). For example, the device receives atouch associated with the “browse music” affordance represented byaffordance 1516A.

In response to receiving the second contact, the device ceases displayof the first set of affordances (e.g., 1516A-1516D) and displays a firstuser interface (e.g., 1504) of a first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1504, 1506). For example, in response to receiving selection of “browsemusic” affordance 1516A, the device displays a playlist selection userinterface (e.g., list of playlists), illustrated by user interface 1504.Other user interfaces, such as 1508 or 1514, may be displayed uponselection of a “browse music” affordance, for example.

In accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe first contact does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., not adeep press), the device forgoes display of the first set of affordances(e.g., 1516A-1516D).

In accordance with some embodiments, the determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold is independent of a location of the first contact on thetouch-sensitive surface. For example, the determination that the userinput represents a deep press may not require that the input beassociated with any particular affordance or location on thetouch-sensitive surface.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1504) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504,1506), the device receives user input representing a first swipe in afirst direction (e.g., a swipe from right to left). In response toreceiving the first swipe in the first direction (e.g., a swipe fromright to left), the device ceases display of the first user interface(e.g., 1504) of a first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504, 1506) anddisplays a first user interface (e.g., 1508) of a second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1508, 1510, 1512). For example, the device receives aswipe from right to left and in response displays a list of artists, asillustrated by user interface 1508. In another example, the device mayreceive a swipe from left to right and instead display a list of songs,as illustrated by user interface 1514.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1508) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1508,1510, 1512), the device receives user input representing a second swipein the first direction. In response to receiving the second swipe, thedevice ceases display of the first user interface (e.g., 1508) of asecond set of user interfaces (e.g., 1508, 1510, 1512) and displays afirst user interface (e.g., 1514) of a third set of user interfaces(e.g., 1514). For example, the device receives a swipe from right toleft and in response displays a songs list, as illustrated by userinterface 1514.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1504) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504,1506), the device receives user input representing a third contact(e.g., a touch) associated with an affordance (e.g., 1504B) of the firstuser interface (e.g., 1504) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1504, 1506). In response to receiving the third contact (e.g., a touch),the device ceases display of the first user interface (e.g., 1504) of afirst set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504, 1506) and displays a seconduser interface (e.g., 1506) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1504, 1506). For example, the device receives user selection (e.g., by atouch) of an affordance associated with the playlist “Relax”,represented by affordance 1504B, at a playlist user interface,illustrated by user interface 1504. Upon receiving selection, the devicedisplays the songs associated with the playlist “Relax”, illustrated byaffordances 1506A-1506B of user interface 1506.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 1504 or 1506) of a set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504, 1506), thedevice receives user input representing a fourth contact on thetouch-sensitive surface. The device determines whether a characteristicintensity of the fourth contact exceeds a second intensity threshold. Inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thefourth contact exceeds the second intensity threshold (e.g., a deeppress), the device displays a second set of affordances (e.g.,1536A-1536C). The device receives user input representing a fifthcontact (e.g., a touch) associated with an affordance (e.g., 1536A) ofthe second set of affordances (e.g., 1536A-1536D). In response toreceiving the fifth contact (e.g., a touch), the device ceases displayof the second set of affordances (e.g., 1536A-1536D) and displays theaudio playback user interface (e.g., 1502). In accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactdoes not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., not a deep press), thedevice forgoes displaying the second set of affordances (e.g.,1536A-1536D).

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare each independently selected from the group consisting of: a playlistset of user interfaces, an artist set of user interfaces, and a songsset of user interfaces; the playlist set of user interfaces comprises: aplaylist user interface (e.g., 1504), and a list of songs (e.g., 1506)associated with a playlist of the playlist user interface (e.g., 1504);wherein the artist set of user interfaces comprises: an artist userinterface (e.g., 1508), a list of albums (e.g., 1510) associated with anartist of the artist user interface (e.g., 1508), and a list of songs(e.g., 1512) associated with an album of the list of albums (e.g.,1510); and wherein the songs set of user interfaces comprises: a songuser interface.

FIG. 16 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 1600 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504) and a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112,355, 504). In some embodiments, the electronic device also includes arotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506). Some operations in method 1600may be combined, the order of some operations may be changed, and someoperations may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 1600 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS.1A, 3, and 5A).

Method 1600 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 1602, an audio playback user interface (e.g., 1502) isdisplayed.

At block 1604, while displaying the audio playback user interface (e.g.,1502), user input representing a first contact (e.g., touch) on thetouch-sensitive surface is received.

At block 1606, it is determined whether a characteristic intensity ofthe first contact exceeds an intensity threshold.

At block 1608, in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold (e.g., a deep press), display of the audio playback userinterface (e.g., 1502) is ceased and a first set of affordances (e.g.,1516A-1516D) is displayed.

At block 1610, user input representing a second contact (e.g., touch ona touch-sensitive surface) associated with an affordance (e.g., 1516A)of the first set of affordances (e.g., 1516A-1516D) is received.

At block 1612, in response to receiving the second contact, display ofthe first set of affordances (e.g., 1516A-1516D) is ceased and a firstuser interface (e.g., 1504) of a first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1504, 1506) is displayed.

At block 1614, in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceed theintensity threshold (e.g., not a deep press), display of the first setof affordances (e.g., 1516A-1516D) is forgone.

In accordance with some embodiments, the determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold is independent of a location of the first contact on thetouch-sensitive surface.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1504) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504,1506), user input representing a first swipe in a first direction isreceived. In response to receiving the first swipe in the firstdirection (e.g., a swipe to the left or the right), display of the firstuser interface (e.g., 1504) of a first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1504, 1506) is ceased and a first user interface (e.g., 1508) of asecond set of user interfaces (e.g., 1508, 1510, 1512) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1508) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1508,1510, 1512), user input representing a second swipe in the firstdirection is received. In response to receiving the second swipe,display of the first user interface (e.g., 1508) of a second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1508, 1510, 1512) is ceased and a first user interface(e.g., 1514) of a third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1514) isdisplayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the first userinterface (e.g., 1504) of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504,1506), user input representing a third contact associated with anaffordance (e.g., 1504B) of the first user interface (e.g., 1504) of thefirst set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504, 1506) is received. In responseto receiving the third contact, display of the first user interface(e.g., 1504) of a first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504, 1506) isceased and a second user interface (e.g., 1506) of the first set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1504, 1506) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 1504 or 1506) of a set of user interfaces (e.g., 1504, 1506),user input representing a fourth contact on the touch-sensitive surfaceis received. It is determined whether a characteristic intensity of thefourth contact exceeds a second intensity threshold. In accordance witha determination that the characteristic intensity of the fourth contactexceeds the second intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), a secondset of affordances (e.g., 1536A-1536D) is displayed. User inputrepresenting a fifth contact associated with an affordance (e.g., 1536A)of the second set of affordances (e.g., 1536A-1536D) is received. Inresponse to receiving the fifth contact, display of the second set ofaffordances (e.g., 1536A-1536D) is ceased and the audio playback userinterface (e.g., 1502) is displayed. In accordance with a determinationthat the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceedthe intensity threshold (e.g., not a deep press), display of the secondset of affordances (e.g., 1536A-1536D) is forgone.

FIGS. 17A-17C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,112, 355, 504), and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506).

FIG. 17A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 17B-17C. Userinterface screen 1702 illustrates an audio playback user interface(e.g., a screen displayed when audio playback is initiated) of a musicapplication (e.g., a digital music player application). Upon receivingone or more user inputs, the device may provide access from userinterface screen 1702 to user interface screen 1704, user interfacescreen 1708, and user interface screen 1714. In some embodiments, userinterface screen 1702 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 616, user interface screen 1704 functions as describedwith respect to user interface screen 604, user interface screen 1708functions as described with respect to user interface screen 608, anduser interface screen 1714 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 614.

User interface screen 1704 illustrates playlist selection affordances(1704A-1704C) for accessing various music playlists. Activating aplaylist selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1706. User interface screen 1706 illustrates songselection affordances (1706A-1706B) of the activated playlist. At userinterface screen 1706, activating a song selection affordance causes thedevice to display user interface screen 1702, which includes an audioplayback user interface, and to begin audio playback of the songcorresponding to the activated song selection affordance. A songselection affordance of user interface 1706 (or other user interfaceswith one or more song selection affordances) may also contain anindicator (1706C), which may provide an indication of being storedlocally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is available forplayback from local memory). In accordance with some embodiments, anindicator (1706C) provides an indication of not being stored locally onthe electronic device (e.g., the song is not stored locally, but isavailable for playback through download or stream from an externalelectronic device, such as a phone or server). In accordance with someembodiments an indicator (1706C) may provide an indication of not beingavailable for playback (e.g., not stored locally on the electronic andnot stored on an external electronic and available for playback throughdownload or stream). In some embodiments, user interface screen 1706functions as described with respect to user interface screen 606.

User interface screen 1708 illustrates artist selection affordances(1708A-1708C) for accessing music of various artists. Activating anartist selection affordance causes the device to display user interfacescreen 1710. User interface screen 1710 illustrates album selectionaffordances (1710A-1710B) of the activated artist. Activating an albumselection affordance causes the device to display user interface screen1712, which includes song selection affordances (1712A-1712B) of theselected album of the selected artist. Activating a song selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 1702,which includes an audio playback user interface, and to begin audioplayback of the song corresponding to the activated song selectionaffordance. In some embodiments, user interface screen 1710 functions asdescribed with respect to user interface screen 610 and user interfacescreen 1712 functions as described with respect to user interface screen612.

User interface screen 1714 illustrates song selection affordances(1714A-1714C). Activating a song selection affordance causes the deviceto display user interface screen 1702, which includes an audio playbackuser interface, and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding tothe activated song selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 1702 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface of userinterface 1702 may contain affordances (e.g., 1702A-1702F) that, whenselected, cause the device to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrubto within a time in the song, and adjust the volume, among others.Similarly, user interface screen 1718 illustrates an audio playback userinterface with affordances 1718A-1718F wherein the interface has beenupdated, for example, to reflect a newly selected or different song.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 17B, the device displays a firstaudio playback user interface (e.g., 1702). For example, the devicedisplays user interface 1702, which illustrates an audio playback userinterface, or “now playing” screen, which provides an indication of thecurrently playing audio file (e.g., the currently playing audio file isthe song “Across the Land” by artist Awesingers).

The device receives user input representing a first movement (e.g.,rotation) of the rotatable input mechanism (e.g., the user rotates therotatable input mechanism). In response to receiving the user inputrepresenting the first movement (e.g., rotation) of the rotatable inputmechanism, the device ceases display of the first audio playback userinterface (e.g., 1702) and displays a first user interface (e.g., 1704)of a first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706). For example, thedevice may display user interface 1704, which illustrates a list ofplaylists and contains selection affordances 1704A-1704C representingplaylists. Generally, a set of user interfaces represents one or moreuser interfaces grouped hierarchically together based on organization orattribute. For example, a set of user interfaces may comprise two userinterfaces, one representing a list of playlists and the otherrepresenting the songs contained in a playlist selected from this list.

While displaying a user interface (e.g., 1704 or 1706) of the first setof user interfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706), the device receives user inputrepresenting a first contact (e.g., a touch) on the touch-sensitivesurface.

The device determines whether a characteristic intensity of the firstcontact exceeds an intensity threshold.

In accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe first contact exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press),the device ceases display of the first set of user interfaces (e.g.,1704 or 1706) and displays a first set of affordances (e.g., 1716A and1716B of user interface 1716).

The device receives user input (e.g., a touch) associated with a firstaffordance (e.g., 1716A) of the first set of affordances (e.g.,1716A-1716B). Generally, displayed items (e.g., affordances) areassociated with user inputs in a contextual manner, such that the userinput being received at a location on the touch-sensitive surfacecorresponding to that of the displayed item causes activation of thedisplayed item and/or a function associated with it.

In response to receiving the user input (e.g., touch) associated withthe first affordance (e.g., 1716A) of the first set of affordances(e.g., 1716A-1716B), the device ceases display of the first set ofaffordances (e.g., 1716A-1716B) and displays a first user interface(e.g., 1708) of a second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1708, 1710,1712). In one example, if the device receives user input associated withaffordance 1716A, which reads “artists”, an artists list is displayed,illustrated by user interface 1708. If instead, for example, the devicereceives user input associated with affordance 1716B, which reads“songs”, a songs list is displayed, illustrated by user interface 1708.

In accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe first contact does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., not adeep press), the device forgoes display of the first set of affordances(e.g., 1716A-1716B). Generally, however, the function associated withthe location of contact may be activated (e.g., “shuffle all”). Forexample, if the device receives a contact (not a deep press) on userinterface 1704 at a location corresponding to affordance 1704B, whichcorresponds to the playlist titled “Relax”, the device may display alist of songs in the playlist “Relax”.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 1708, 1710, or 1712) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g.,1708, 1710, 1712), the device receives user input representing a secondcontact (e.g., a touch) on the touch-sensitive surface. The devicedetermines whether a characteristic intensity of the second contactexceeds a second intensity threshold. In accordance with a determinationthat the characteristic intensity of the second contact exceeds thesecond intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), the device ceasesdisplay of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1708, 1710, or 1712)and displays a second set of affordances (e.g., affordances 1722A-1722Bof user interface 1722). The device receives user input associated witha first affordance (e.g., 1722B) of the second set of affordances (e.g.,1722A-1722B). In response to receiving the user input associated withthe first affordance (e.g., 1722B) of the second set of affordances(e.g., 1722A-1722B), the device ceases display of the second set ofaffordances (e.g., 1722A-1722B) and displays a first user interface(e.g., 1714) of a third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714). Inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thesecond contact does not exceed the second intensity threshold (e.g., nota deep press), the device forgoes displaying the second set ofaffordances. For example, the device receives a deep press, and displaysa set of affordances (for navigating a music application); selection ofone of the affordances 1722B, which reads “songs”, causes a songs list,as illustrated by user interface 1714, to be displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first user interface (e.g.,1714) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714) comprises aselection affordance (e.g., 1714C). The device receives user inputassociated with the selection affordance (e.g., 1714C) of the first userinterface (e.g., 1714) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714).In response to receiving the user input associated with the selectionaffordance (e.g., 1714C) of the first user interface (e.g., 1714) of thethird set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714), the device ceases display ofthe third set of affordances (e.g., 1714) and displays a second audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1718). For example, the first userinterface of the third set of user interfaces is a songs list, asillustrated by user interface 1714, and contains a song selectionaffordance corresponding to the song “Approve My Eye” by the artist AtomBand, represented by selection affordance 1714C. In this example, thedevice receives a user input touch on the song “Approve My Eye”represented by selection affordance 1714C of user interface 1714. As aresult, the “now playing” screen, illustrated by user interface 1718 ofFIG. 17C, is displayed and reflects the song associated with songselection affordance 1714C, “Approve My Eye” by Atom Band.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 1714) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714), thedevice receives user input representing a third contact on thetouch-sensitive surface. The device determines whether a characteristicintensity of the third contact exceeds the intensity threshold. Forexample, while displaying a songs list as illustrated by user interface1714 a user contacts the touch-sensitive surface.

In accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe third contact exceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press),the device ceases display of the third set of user interfaces (e.g.,1714) and displays a third set of affordances (e.g., affordances1720A-1720B of user interface 1720 in FIG. 17C). The device receivesuser input associated with a first affordance (e.g., 1720A) of the thirdset of affordances. In response to receiving the user input associatedwith the first affordance (e.g., 1720A) of the third set of affordances(e.g., 1720A-1720B), the device ceases display of the third set ofaffordances (e.g., 1720A-1720B) and displays a most-recently-displayeduser interface (e.g., 1704 or 1706) of the first set of user interfaces(e.g., 1704, 1706). For example, the device receives a touch onaffordance 1720A, which reads “playlists”, and in response themost-recently-displayed user interface of the first set of userinterfaces is displayed; the most-recently-displayed user interface ofthe first set (e.g., 1704 and 1706) may be either user interface 1704,illustrating a list of playlists, or user interface 1706, illustrating alist of songs in a playlist.

In accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity ofthe third contact does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., not adeep press), the device forgoes displaying the third set of affordances.Generally, however, the function associated with the location of contactmay be activated (e.g., “shuffle all”). For example, if the devicereceives a contact on user interface 1714 at a location corresponding toaffordance 1714C, which corresponds to the song “Approve My Eye” byartist Atom Band, the device may display an updated audio playback userinterface and begin song playback.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives user inputrepresenting a second movement of the rotatable input mechanism (e.g., arotation in a direction opposite of the first movement). In response toreceiving the user input representing the second movement of therotatable input mechanism, the device displays the first audio playbackuser interface (e.g., 1702). For example, in response to the secondmovement, user interface 1702 illustrating a “now playing” screen isdisplayed. The first movement may be in first direction and the secondmovement may be in a second direction, which may be different from thefirst.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare each independently selected from the group consisting of: a playlistset of user interfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706), an artist set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1708, 1710, 1712), and a songs set of user interfaces(e.g., 1714); the playlist set of user interfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706)comprises: a playlist user interface (e.g., 1704) and a list of songs(e.g., illustrated by user interface 1706) associated with a playlist ofthe playlist user interface (e.g., 1704).; the artist set of userinterfaces comprises: an artist user interface (e.g., 1708), a list ofalbums (e.g., illustrated by user interface 1710) associated with anartist of the artist user interface, and a list of songs (e.g.,illustrated by user interface 1712) associated with an album of the listof albums (e.g., of user interface 1710); the songs set of userinterfaces comprises a song user interface (e.g., illustrated by userinterface 1714).

FIG. 18 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 1800 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506),and a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504). Some operations inmethod 1800 may be combined, the order of some operations may bechanged, and some operations may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 1800 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS.1A, 3, and 5A).

Method 1800 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 1802, a first audio playback user interface (e.g., userinterface 1702) is displayed.

At block 1804, user input representing a first movement of the rotatableinput mechanism is received (e.g., the user rotates the rotatable inputmechanism).

At block 1806, in response to receiving the user input representing thefirst movement of the rotatable input mechanism, the display of thefirst audio playback user interface (e.g., 1702) is ceased and a firstuser interface (e.g., user interface 1704) of a first set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706) is displayed.

At block 1808, while displaying a user interface (e.g., 1704 or 1706) ofthe first set of user interfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706), user inputrepresenting a first contact (e.g., touch) on the touch-sensitivesurface is received.

At block 1810, it is determined whether a characteristic intensity ofthe first contact exceeds an intensity threshold.

At block 1812, in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold (e.g., a deep press), display of the first set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1704 or 1706) is ceased and a first set of affordancesis displayed (e.g., affordances 1716A and 1716B of user interface 1716).

At block 1814, user input associated with a first affordance (e.g.,1716A) of the first set of affordances (e.g., 1716A-1716B as illustratedby user interface 1716) is received.

At block 1816, in response to receiving the user input associated withthe first affordance (e.g., 1716A) of the first set of affordances(e.g., 1716A-1716B), display of the first set of affordances (e.g.,1716A-1716B) is ceased and a first user interface (e.g., user interface1708) of a second set of user interfaces (e.g., 1708, 1710, 1712) isdisplayed.

At block 1818, in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceed theintensity threshold (e.g., not a deep press), the display of the firstset of affordances (e.g., 1716A-1716B) is forgone.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 1708, 1710, or 1712) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g.,1708, 1710, 1712), user input representing a second contact (e.g.,touch) on the touch-sensitive surface is received. It is determinedwhether a characteristic intensity of the second contact exceeds asecond intensity threshold. In accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the second contact exceeds the secondintensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), the display of the second setof user interfaces (e.g., 1708, 1710, or 1712) is ceased and a secondset of affordances (e.g., affordances 1722A-1722B of user interface1722) is displayed. User input associated with a first affordance (e.g.,1722A or 1722B) of the second set of affordances (e.g., 1722A-1722B) isreceived. In response to receiving the user input associated with thefirst affordance (e.g., 1722B) of the second set of affordances (e.g.,1722A-1722B), the display of the second set of affordances (e.g.,1722A-1722B) is ceased and a first user interface (e.g., 1714) of athird set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714) is displayed. In accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the secondcontact does not exceed the second intensity threshold (e.g., not a deeppress), the display of the second set of affordances is forgone.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first user interface (e.g.,1714) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714) comprises aselection affordance (e.g., 1714C). User input associated with theselection affordance (e.g., 1714C) of the first user interface (e.g.,1714) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714) is received. Inresponse to receiving the user input associated with the selectionaffordance (e.g., 1714C) of the first user interface (e.g., 1714) of thethird set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714), the display of the third setof affordances (e.g., 1714) is ceased and a second audio playback userinterface (e.g., 1718) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 1714) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714), userinput representing a third contact on the touch-sensitive surface isreceived. It is determined whether a characteristic intensity of thethird contact exceeds the intensity threshold. In accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the third contactexceeds the intensity threshold (e.g., a deep press), the display of thethird set of user interfaces (e.g., 1714) is ceased and a third set ofaffordances (e.g., affordances 1720A-1720B of user interface 1720 inFIG. 17C) is displayed. User input associated with a first affordance(e.g., 1720A) of the third set of affordances is received. In responseto receiving the user input associated with the first affordance (e.g.,1720A) of the third set of affordances (e.g., 1720A-1720B), the displayof the third set of affordances (e.g., 1720A-1720B) is ceased and amost-recently-displayed user interface (e.g., 1704 or 1706) of the firstset of user interfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706) is displayed. In accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the thirdcontact does not exceed the intensity threshold (e.g., not a deeppress), the display of the third set of affordances is forgone.

In accordance with some embodiments, user input representing a secondmovement of the rotatable input mechanism (e.g., a rotation in adirection opposite of the first movement) is received. In response toreceiving the user input representing the second movement of therotatable input mechanism, the first audio playback user interface(e.g., 1702) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare each independently selected from the group consisting of: a playlistset of user interfaces (e.g., 1704, 1706), an artist set of userinterfaces (e.g., 1708, 1710, 1712), and a songs set of user interfaces(e.g., 1714).

In accordance with some embodiments, the playlist set of user interfaces(e.g., 1704, 1706) comprises: a playlist user interface (e.g., 1704) anda list of songs (e.g., illustrated by user interface 1706) associatedwith a playlist of the playlist user interface (e.g.,1704).

In accordance with some embodiments, the artist set of user interfacescomprises: an artist user interface (e.g., 1708), a list of albums(e.g., illustrated by user interface 1710) associated with an artist ofthe artist user interface, and a list of songs (e.g., illustrated byuser interface 1712) associated with an album of the list of albums(e.g., of user interface 1710).

In accordance with some embodiments, the songs set of user interfacescomprises a song user interface (e.g., illustrated by user interface1714).

FIGS. 19A-19C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a rotatable input mechanism (e.g.,506), and optionally may have a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355,504).

FIG. 19A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 19B. User interfacescreen 1902 includes an audio playback user interface of a musicapplication (e.g., a digital music player application). Upon receivingone or more user inputs, the device may provide access from userinterface 1902 to user interface 1904, user interface 1908, and userinterface 1914. In some embodiments, user interface screen 1902functions as described with respect to user interface screen 616, userinterface screen 1904 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 604, user interface screen 1908 functions as describedwith respect to user interface screen 608, and user interface screen1914 functions as described with respect to user interface screen 614.

User interface screen 1904 illustrates playlist selection affordances(1904A-1904C) for accessing various music playlists. Activating aplaylist selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1906. User interface screen 1906 illustrates songselection affordances (1906A-1906B) of the activated playlist.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 1902, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance. A song selection affordance of user interface1906 (or other user interfaces with one or more song selectionaffordances) may also contain an indicator (1906C), which may provide anindication of being stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., thesong is available for playback from local memory). In accordance withsome embodiments, an indicator (1906C) provides an indication of notbeing stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is notstored locally, but is available for playback through download or streamfrom an external electronic device, such as a phone or server). Inaccordance with some embodiments an indicator (1906C) may provide anindication of not being available for playback (e.g., not stored locallyon the electronic and not stored on an external electronic and availablefor playback through download or stream). In some embodiments, userinterface screen 1906 functions as described with respect to userinterface screen 606.

User interface screen 1908 illustrates artist selection affordances(1908A-1908C) for accessing music of various artists. Activating anartist selection affordance causes the device to display user interfacescreen 1910. User interface screen 1910 illustrates album selectionaffordances (1910A-1910B) of the activated artist. Activating an albumselection affordance causes the device to display user interface screen1912, which includes song selection affordances (1912A-1912B) of theselected album of the selected artist. Activating a song selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 1902,which includes an audio playback user interface, and to begin audioplayback of the song corresponding to the activated song selectionaffordance. User interface 1912 may also contain indicator 1912C, whichmay indicate whether an audio file is available locally for playback. Insome embodiments, user interface screen 1910 functions as described withrespect to user interface screen 610 and user interface screen 1912functions as described with respect to user interface screen 612.

User interface screen 1914 illustrates song selection affordances(1914A-1914C). Activating a song selection affordance causes the deviceto display user interface screen 1902, which includes an audio playbackuser interface, and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding tothe activated song selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 1902 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface of userinterface 1902 may contain affordances (e.g., 1902A-1902F) that, whenselected, cause the device to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrubto within a time in the song, and adjust the volume, among others.Similarly, user interface screen 1918 illustrates an audio playback userinterface with affordances 1918A-1918F wherein the interface has beenupdated, for example, to reflect a newly selected or different song.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 19B, the device displays a firstaudio application user interface (e.g., 1902). In one example, the firstaudio application user interface is user interface 1902, whichillustrates a “now playing” screen. Alternatively, for example, thefirst audio application user interface may be selected from the group ofuser interfaces comprised of user interfaces 1904, 1908, and 1914. Asone skilled in the art would appreciate, and consistent with FIGS. 19A,the example user interfaces referenced may represent the first throughfifth audio application user interfaces herein discussed, and may bepositioned in any order. Additionally, for example, the first throughfifth audio application user interface may be selected from the group ofuser interfaces consisting of user interfaces 1904, 1908, 1910, 1914 and1902.

While displaying the first audio application user interface (e.g.,1902), the device receives a first user input representing movement(e.g., rotation) of the rotatable input mechanism in a rotationdirection. For example, the movement is in a first rotation direction,(e.g., clockwise), as opposed to a second direction (e.g.,counter-clockwise).

In response to receiving the first user input, the device ceases displayof the first audio application user interface (e.g., 1902) and displaysa second audio application user interface (e.g., 1904). In one example,the device displays a playlist user interface 1904 in response toreceiving rotation of the rotatable input mechanism.

While displaying the second audio application user interface (e.g.,1904), the device receives a second user input representing movement(e.g., rotation) of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotationdirection. For example, the movement is in the first rotation direction(e.g., clockwise).

In response to receiving the second user input, the device ceasesdisplay of the second audio application user interface (e.g., 1904) anddisplays a third audio application user interface (e.g., 1908). In oneexample, the device displays an artist list user interface 1908 inresponse to receiving user input. For example, the movement is in thefirst rotation direction (e.g., clockwise).

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the third audioapplication user interface (e.g., 1908), the device receives a thirduser input (e.g., rotation) representing movement of the rotatable inputmechanism in the rotation direction. In response to receiving the thirduser input, the device ceases display of the third audio applicationuser interface (e.g., 1908) and displays a fourth audio application userinterface (e.g., 1914). In one example, the device displays a songselection user interface 1914 in response to receiving user input. Forexample, the movement is in the first rotation direction (e.g.,clockwise).

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the fourth audioapplication user interface, the device receives a fourth user input(e.g., rotation) representing movement of the rotatable input mechanismin the rotation direction. In response to receiving the fourth userinput, the device ceases display of the fourth audio application userinterface (e.g., 1914) and displays a fifth audio application userinterface (e.g., 2106). In one example, the device displays an albumslist user interface 2106 in response to receiving user input in thefirst rotation direction.

In accordance with some embodiments, one of the first, second, or thirdaudio application user interfaces is an audio playback user interface(e.g., 1902) comprising an affordance (e.g., 1902A) for initiating audioplayback.

In accordance with some embodiments, one of the first, second, or thirdaudio application user interfaces is an albums list user interface(e.g., 2106).

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one of the first,second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1904), thedevice receives user input (e.g., a touch) representing a firstselection of an affordance (e.g., 1904B) of the displayed audioapplication user interface (e.g., 1904). In response to receiving theuser input representing the first selection (e.g., touch), the deviceceases display of one of the first, second, or third audio applicationuser interfaces (e.g., 1904) and displays a detail user interface (e.g.,1906). The detail user interface comprises content based on theaffordance selected by the first selection. For example, the devicereceives selection of an affordance 1904B, representing the playlistnamed “Relax”, and in response displays a detail user interface,illustrated by user interface 1906, which displays the songs containedin “Relax”. The songs are represented by affordances 1906A-1906B.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one of the first,second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1904), thedevice receives user input (e.g., a touch) representing a secondselection of a playlist affordance (e.g., 1904B) associated with aplaylist. In response to receiving the user input representing thesecond selection (e.g., touch), the device ceases display of one of thefirst, second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1904)and displays a list of songs (e.g., 1906), wherein the list of songs isbased on the playlist (e.g., 1904B). For example, the device receivesselection of a playlist at user interface 1904 and displays of a list ofsongs contained in that playlist.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one of the first,second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1908), thedevice receives user input (e.g., a touch) representing a thirdselection of an artist affordance (e.g., 1908A) associated with anartist. In response to receiving the user input (e.g., touch)representing the third selection, the device ceases display of one ofthe first, second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g.,1908) and displays a list of albums (e.g., 1910), wherein the list ofalbums is based on the artist. For example, the device receivesselection of an artist at user interface 1908 and displays of a list ofalbums associated with that artist.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first audio application userinterface, the second audio application user interface, the third audioapplication user interface, the fourth audio application user interface,and the fifth audio application user interface are each independentlyselected from the group consisting of: a playlists user interface (e.g.,1904), an artist user interface (e.g., 1908), a song user interface(e.g., 1914), an albums user interface (e.g., 1912, 2106), and an audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1902).

In accordance with some embodiments, the playlists user interfacecomprises: a list of songs associated with a playlist of the playlistlist user interface. The artist user interface comprises: an artist listuser interface, a list of albums associated with an artist of the artistlist user interface, and a list of songs associated with an album of thelist of albums.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first, second, and third audioapplication user interfaces are each different.

FIG. 20 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 2000 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504) and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g.,506). In some embodiments, the electronic device also includes atouch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504). Some operations in method2000 may be combined, the order of some operations may be changed, andsome operations may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 2000 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS.1A, 3, and 5A).

Method 2000 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 2002, a first audio application user interface (e.g., 1902) isdisplayed.

At block 2004, while displaying the first audio application userinterface (e.g., 1902), a first user input representing movement of therotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction is received.

At block 2006, in response to receiving the first user input, display ofthe first audio application user interface (e.g., 1902) is ceased and asecond audio application user interface (e.g., 1904) is displayed.

At block 2008, while displaying the second audio application userinterface (e.g., 1904), a second user input representing movement of therotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction is received.

At block 2010, in response to receiving the second user input, displayof the second audio application user interface (e.g., 1904) is ceasedand a third audio application user interface (e.g., 1908) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the third audioapplication user interface (e.g., 1908), a third user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction isreceived. In response to receiving the third user input, display of thethird audio application user interface (e.g., 1908) is ceased and afourth audio application user interface (e.g., 1914) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying the fourth audioapplication user interface, a fourth user input representing movement ofthe rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction is received. Inresponse to receiving the fourth user input, display of the fourth audioapplication user interface (e.g., 1914) is ceased and a fifth audioapplication user interface (e.g., 2106) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, one of the first, second, or thirdaudio application user interfaces is an audio playback user interface(e.g., 1902) comprising an affordance (e.g., 1902A) for initiating audioplayback.

In accordance with some embodiments, one of the first, second, or thirdaudio application user interfaces is an albums list user interface(e.g., 2106).

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one of the first,second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1904), userinput representing a first selection of an affordance (e.g., 1904B) ofthe displayed audio application user interface (e.g., 1904) is received.In response to receiving the user input representing the firstselection, display of one of the first, second, or third audioapplication user interfaces (e.g., 1904) is ceased and a detail userinterface (e.g., 1906) is displayed. The detail user interface comprisescontent based on the affordance selected by the first selection.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one of the first,second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1904), userinput representing a second selection of a playlist affordance (e.g.,1904B) associated with a playlist is received. In response to receivingthe user input representing the second selection, display of one of thefirst, second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1904)is ceased and a list of songs (e.g., 1906) is displayed, wherein thelist of songs is based on the playlist (e.g., 1904B).

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying one of the first,second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1908), userinput representing a third selection of an artist affordance (e.g.,1908A) associated with an artist is received. In response to receivingthe user input representing the third selection, display of one of thefirst, second, or third audio application user interfaces (e.g., 1908)is ceased and a list of albums (e.g., 1910) is displayed, wherein thelist of albums is based on the artist.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first audio application userinterface, the second audio application user interface, the third audioapplication user interface, the fourth audio application user interface,and the fifth audio application user interface are each independentlyselected from the group consisting of: a playlists user interface (e.g.,1904), an artist user interface (e.g., 1908), a songs user interface(e.g., 1914), an albums user interface (e.g., 1912, 2106), and an audioplayback user interface (e.g., 1902).

In accordance with some embodiments, the playlists user interfacecomprises: a list of songs associated with a playlist of the playlistlist user interface. The artist user interface comprises: an artist listuser interface, a list of albums associated with an artist of the artistlist user interface, and a list of songs associated with an album of thelist of albums.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first, second, and third audioapplication user interfaces are each different.

FIGS. 21A-21C illustrate exemplary user interfaces for accessing musicusing an electronic device, in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, the electronic device is device 500. The electronic devicehas a display (e.g., 112, 340, 504), a touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,112, 355, 504), and a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506).

FIG. 21A illustrates a high-level view of the organization of varioususer interface screens. These and additional user interface screens willbe described in further detail with respect to FIGS. 21B-21C. Userinterface screen 2102, includes an audio playback user interface of amusic application (e.g., a digital music player application). Uponreceiving one or more user inputs, the device may provide access fromuser interface 2102 to user interface 2104, user interface 2108, anduser interface 2114. In some embodiments, user interface screen 2102 and2118 function as described with respect to user interface screen 616.

User interface screen 2104 illustrates playlist selection affordances(2104A-2104C) for accessing various music playlists. Activating aplaylist selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 2106. User interface screen 2106 illustrates songselection affordances (2106A-2106B) of the activated playlist.Activating a song selection affordance causes the device to display userinterface screen 2102, which includes an audio playback user interface,and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding to the activatedsong selection affordance. A song selection affordance of user interface2106 (or other user interfaces with one or more song selectionaffordances) may also contain an indicator (2106C), which may provide anindication of being stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., thesong is available for playback from local memory). In accordance withsome embodiments, an indicator (2106C) provides an indication of notbeing stored locally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is notstored locally, but is available for playback through download or streamfrom an external electronic device, such as a phone or server). Inaccordance with some embodiments an indicator (2106C) may provide anindication of not being available for playback (e.g., not stored locallyon the electronic and not stored on an external electronic and availablefor playback through download or stream).

User interface screen 2108 illustrates artist selection affordances(2108A-2108C) for accessing music of various artists. Activating anartist selection affordance causes the device to display user interfacescreen 2110. User interface screen 2110 illustrates album selectionaffordances (2110A-2110B) of the activated artist. Activating an albumselection affordance causes the device to display user interface screen2112, which includes song selection affordances (2112A-2112B) of theselected album of the selected artist. Activating a song selectionaffordance causes the device to display user interface screen 2102,which includes an audio playback user interface, and to begin audioplayback of the song corresponding to the activated song selectionaffordance. User interface 2112 may also contain indicator 2112C, whichmay indicate whether an audio file is available locally for playback.

User interface screen 2114 illustrates song selection affordances(2114A-2114C). Activating a song selection affordance causes the deviceto display user interface screen 2102, which includes an audio playbackuser interface, and to begin audio playback of the song corresponding tothe activated song selection affordance.

The audio playback user interface of user interface screen 2102 displayssong information (e.g., the title and artist) of an activated (e.g.,playing, paused) song. The audio playback user interface of userinterface 2102 may contain affordances (e.g., 2102A-2102F) that, whenselected, cause the device to play/pause, skip forward/backward, scrubto within a time in the song, and adjust the volume, among others.Similarly, user interface screen 2118 illustrates an audio playback userinterface with affordances 2118A-2118F wherein the interface has beenupdated, for example, to reflect a newly selected or different song.

A navigation interface 2116A-2116C may replace all or a portion ofanother user interface. The navigation interface includes navigationaffordances (2116A-2116C). A navigation affordance may be associatedwith a particular set of user interfaces, such as a playlist set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106), an artist set of user interfaces (e.g.,2108, 2110, 2112), and/or a songs set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114).Upon receiving user input such as a swipe from the bottom of atouch-sensitive surface, for example, the navigation interface isdisplayed. Receiving user selection of a navigation affordance causes auser interface of the associated set of user interfaces to be displayed(or another interface associated with the navigation affordance), forexample.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 21B, the device displays a firstaudio playback user interface (e.g., 2102). While displaying the firstaudio playback user interface (e.g., 2102), the device receives a firstuser input (e.g., rotation) representing movement of the rotatable inputmechanism. In response to receiving the first user input (e.g.,rotation), the device ceases display of the first audio playback userinterface (e.g., 2102) and displays a first user interface (e.g., 2108)of a first set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112). For example,at a “now playing” screen, the device receives movement of the rotatableinput mechanism, and in response displays a list of artists asillustrated by user interface 2108.

While displaying a user interface (e.g., any of 2108, 2110, or 2112) ofthe first set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112), the devicereceives a second user input representing a swipe in a first direction.In response to receiving the second user input (e.g., a swipe), thedevice replaces display of a portion of the user interface (e.g., 2108)of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112) withdisplay of a navigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C). For example, uponreceiving a swipe from bottom of the touch-sensitive surface, navigationinterface (e.g., a menu ribbon) appears at the bottom of the screen. Thesecond user input (e.g., swipe) may originate in any particular regionof the touch-sensitive surface, for example at or near the bottom edgeof the touch-sensitive surface. The navigation interface may occupy lessthan the entire display.

The navigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C) comprises a firstnavigation affordance (e.g., 2116B) associated with the first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112) and a second navigationaffordance (e.g., 2116C) associated with a second set of user interfaces(e.g., 2114). In one example, the navigation interface (e.g.,2116A-2116C) comprises three affordances 2116A-2116C. The navigationaffordance 2116B associated with the set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108,2110, 2112) of the partially-displayed user interface 2108 may behighlighted (or the like) to aid user navigation. In some examples, acompact navigation affordance is displayed at the bottom of the displayof a user interface (e.g., 2114) of a set of user interfaces (e.g.,2114).

The device receives a third user input associated with the secondnavigation affordance (e.g., 2116C) of the navigation interface (e.g.,2116A-2116C). In response to receiving the third user input, the deviceceases display of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110,2112) and the navigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C) and displays afirst user interface (e.g., 2114) of the second set of user interfaces(e.g., 2114). For example, the device receives a touch on affordance2116C, which is associated with the songs set of user interfaces 2114,and displays a list of songs, illustrated by user interface 2114. Insome examples, navigation affordances 2116A-2116C are still visible, ina compact state, upon the display of the second set of user interfaces.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 2114) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114), thedevice receives a fourth input representing a swipe in the firstdirection. In response to receiving the fourth user input (e.g., aswipe), the device displays the navigation interface (e.g.,2116A-2116C), wherein the navigation interface further comprises a thirdnavigation affordance (e.g., 2116A) associated with a third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106). The device receives a fifth user input(e.g., a touch) associated with the third navigation affordance (e.g.,2116A) of the navigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C). In response toreceiving the fifth user input (e.g., touch), the device ceases displayof the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114) and the navigationinterface (e.g., 2116A-2116C), and displays a first user interface(e.g., 2104) of the third set of user interfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106). Forexample, the device receives a touch on affordance 2116A, which isassociated with the playlist set of user interfaces 2104 and 2106, anddisplays a list of playlists, illustrated by user interface 2114.

In accordance with some embodiments, the device receives a sixth userinput (e.g., rotation) representing movement of the rotatable inputmechanism. In response to receiving the sixth user input, the devicedisplays the first audio playback user interface (e.g., 2102).

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 2104, 2106, 2108, 2110, 2112, or 2114) of any of the first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112), the second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2114), or the third set of user interfaces (e.g.,2104, 2106), the device receives a seventh user input (e.g., a touch)associated with a selection affordance (e.g., 2114C) of the userinterface (e.g., 2114) of any of the first set of user interfaces (e.g.,2108, 2110, 2112), the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114), orthe third set of user interfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106). In response toreceiving the seventh user input (e.g., touch), the device displays asecond audio playback user interface (e.g., 2118). For example, thedevice receives a touch associated with affordance 2114C, representingthe song “Approve My Eye” by Atom Band, and in response the devicedisplays a “now playing” screen updated to reflect the selected song.The seventh user input may be associated with a selection affordancerepresenting a song.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare each independently selected from the group consisting of: a playlistset of user interfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106), an artist set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112), and a songs set of user interfaces(e.g., 2114). The playlist set of user interfaces comprises: a playlistuser interface (e.g., 2104), and a list of songs (e.g., 2106) associatedwith a playlist of the playlist user interface. The artist set of userinterfaces comprises: an artist user interface (e.g., 2108), a list ofalbums (e.g., 2110) associated with an artist of the artist userinterface, and a list of songs (e.g., 2112) associated with an album ofthe list of albums (e.g., 2110). The songs set of user interfacescomprises: a song user interface (e.g., 2114).

FIG. 22 is a flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process foraccessing and playing music in accordance with some embodiments. In someembodiments, method 2200 may be performed at an electronic device with adisplay (e.g., 112, 340, 504) a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., 506),and a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504). Some operations inmethod 2200 may be combined, the order of some operations may bechanged, and some operations may be omitted.

In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 112, 355, 504)is capable of detecting intensity of touch contacts. Exemplary devicesthat may perform method 2200 include devices 100, 300, and 500 (FIGS.1A, 3, and 5A).

Method 2200 provides an intuitive way to access and play music. Themethod reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a device toaccess and play music, thereby creating a more efficient human-machineinterface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user toaccess and play music more quickly and more efficiently conserves powerand increases the time between battery charges.

At block 2202, a first audio playback user interface (e.g., 2102) isdisplayed.

At block 2204, while displaying the first audio playback user interface(e.g., 2102), a first user input representing movement of the rotatableinput mechanism is received.

At block 2206, in response to receiving the first user input, display ofthe first audio playback user interface (e.g., 2102) is ceased and afirst user interface (e.g., 2104) of a first set of user interfaces(e.g., 2104, 2106) is displayed.

At block 2208, while displaying a user interface (e.g., 2108) of thefirst set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112), a second userinput representing a swipe in a first direction is received.

At block 2210, in response to receiving the second user input, displayof a portion of the user interface (e.g., 2108) of the first set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112) is replaced with display of anavigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C). The navigation interface(e.g., 2116A-2116C) comprises a first navigation affordance (e.g.,2116B) associated with the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108,2110, 2112) and a second navigation affordance (e.g., 2116C) associatedwith a second set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114).

At block 2212, a third user input associated with the second navigationaffordance (e.g., 2116C) of the navigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C)is received.

At block 2214, in response to receiving the third user input, display ofthe first set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112) and thenavigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C) is ceased and a first userinterface (e.g., 2114) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114)is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 2114) of the second set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114), a fourthinput representing a swipe in the first direction is received. Inresponse to receiving the fourth user input, the navigation interface(e.g., 2116A-2116C) is displayed, wherein the navigation interfacefurther comprises a third navigation affordance (e.g., 2116A) associatedwith a third set of user interfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106). A fifth userinput associated with the third navigation affordance (e.g., 2116A) ofthe navigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C) is received. In response toreceiving the fifth user input, display of the second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2114) and the navigation interface (e.g., 2116A-2116C)is ceased and a first user interface (e.g., 2104) of the third set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, a sixth user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism is received. In response toreceiving the sixth user input, the first audio playback user interface(e.g., 2102) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, while displaying a user interface(e.g., 2104, 2106, 2108, 2110, 2112, or 2114) of any of the first set ofuser interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112), the second set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2114), or the third set of user interfaces (e.g.,2104, 2106), a seventh user input is received associated with aselection affordance (e.g., 2114C) of the user interface (e.g., 2114) ofany of the first set of user interfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112), thesecond set of user interfaces (e.g., 2114), or the third set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106). In response to receiving the seventh userinput, a second audio playback user interface (e.g., 2118) is displayed.

In accordance with some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces,the second set of user interfaces, and the third set of user interfacesare each independently selected from the group consisting of: a playlistset of user interfaces (e.g., 2104, 2106), an artist set of userinterfaces (e.g., 2108, 2110, 2112), and a songs set of user interfaces(e.g., 2114). The playlist set of user interfaces comprises: a playlistuser interface (e.g., 2104), and a list of songs (e.g., 2106) associatedwith a playlist of the playlist user interface. The artist set of userinterfaces comprises: an artist user interface (e.g., 2108), a list ofalbums (e.g., 2110) associated with an artist of the artist userinterface, and a list of songs (e.g., 2112) associated with an album ofthe list of albums (e.g., 2110). The songs set of user interfacescomprises: a song user interface.

FIG. 23 illustrates two user interfaces, 2302 and 2304, eachillustrating a list of songs. Affordance 2302A, associated with a song,is displayed without an indicator in user interface 2302. In userinterface 2304, affordance 2302A is displayed along with an associatedindicator 2304A. Indicator 2304A may provide an indication of beingstored locally on the electronic device (e.g., the song is available forplayback from local memory). In accordance with some embodiments, anindicator (2304A) provides an indication of not being stored locally onthe electronic device (e.g., the song is not stored locally, but isavailable for playback through download or stream from an externalelectronic device, such as a phone or server). In accordance with someembodiments an indicator (2304A) may provide an indication of not beingavailable for playback (e.g., not stored locally on the electronic andnot stored on an external electronic and available for playback throughdownload or stream).

FIG. 24 illustrates user interfaces for accessing a contextual menu inaccordance with some embodiments. In accordance with some embodiments, afirst user interface 2402 is displayed. While displaying the first userinterface 2402, the device receives a user input (e.g., a touch userinput on a touch-sensitive surface or a touch-sensitive display). Thedevice determines whether a characteristic intensity of the user inputexceeds an intensity threshold. In accordance with a determination thatthe user input exceeds the intensity threshold, the device displays asecond user interface 2404. The second user interface includes acontextual menu (e.g., one or more affordances, which, when activated,perform a function). In some examples, the location of the user input onthe touch-sensitive display is irrelevant when the characteristicintensity of the user input exceeds the intensity threshold. Thus, itdoesn't matter where on the touch-sensitive surface the user provides atouch input exceeding the intensity threshold. In accordance with adetermination that the user input does not exceed the intensitythreshold, the device forgoes displaying the second user interface 2404.Instead, when the characteristic intensity of the user input does notexceed the intensity threshold, the device may perform an action basedon the location of the user input.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 25 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 2500 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 25 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 25, an electronic device 2500 includes a display unit2502 configured to display a graphic user interface, a rotatable inputmechanism unit 2504 configured to receive movements, an optionaltouch-sensitive surface unit 2506 configured to receive touches anddetect intensity of touches, and a processing unit 2508 coupled to thedisplay unit 2502, the rotatable input mechanism unit 2504, and theoptional touch-sensitive surface unit 2506. In some embodiments, theprocessing unit 2508 includes a display enabling unit 2510, a receivingunit 2512, a determining unit 2514, a playback starting unit 2516, and adisplay replacing unit 2518.

The processing unit 2508 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, an affordancerepresenting a music application; receive (e.g., with receiving unit2512) user input representing movement of the rotatable input mechanism;in response to receiving the user input representing the movement of therotatable input mechanism, enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 2510) of a landing screen of the music application, wherein thelanding screen includes display of a playlist affordance, an artist listaffordance, and a song list affordance. The processing unit 2508 isfurther configured to receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) userinput associated with the landing screen; determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 2514) whether the user input associated with thelanding screen represents a touch associated with the playlistaffordance, the artist affordance, or the song affordance; in responseto receiving the user input associated with the landing screen and inaccordance with a determination that the user input associated with thelanding screen represents a touch associated with the playlistaffordance, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of,on the display, one or more playlist selection affordances; in responseto receiving the user input associated with the landing screen and inaccordance with a determination that the user input associated with thelanding screen represents a touch associated with the artist listaffordance, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of,on the display, one or more artist selection affordances; and inresponse to receiving the user input associated with the landing screenand in accordance with a determination that the user input associatedwith the landing screen represents a touch associated with the song listaffordance, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of,on the display, one or more song selection affordances.

In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a touch-sensitivesurface configured to receive touches and detect intensity of touches,and the processing unit 2508 is further configured to: while displayingthe one or more playlist selection affordances, receive (e.g., withreceiving unit 2512) user input representing a touch on a playlistselection affordance of the one or more playlist selection affordances;determine (e.g., with determining unit 2514) whether a characteristicintensity of the touch on the playlist selection affordance exceeds anintensity threshold; and in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the touch on the playlist selectionaffordance exceeds the intensity threshold, enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, a first set ofaffordances.

In some embodiments, the first set of affordances includes a sourceaffordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on theplaylist selection affordance and in accordance with a determinationthat the characteristic intensity of the touch on the playlist selectionaffordance does not exceed the intensity threshold, enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, one or moresong selection affordances of a playlist associated with the playlistselection affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:while displaying the one or more song selection affordances of theplaylist, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user inputrepresenting a touch on a song selection affordance of the one or moresong selection affordances of the playlist; determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 2514) whether a characteristic intensity of the touchon the song selection affordance exceeds an intensity threshold; and inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thetouch on the song selection affordance exceeds the intensity threshold,enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on thedisplay, a second set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the second set of affordances includes one or moreof a shuffle affordance and a source affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on thesong selection affordance and in accordance with a determination thatthe characteristic intensity of the touch on the song selectionaffordance does not exceed the intensity threshold: enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, an audioplayback user interface, and start audio playback (e.g., with playbackstarting unit 2516) of an audio file associated with the song selectionaffordance.

In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a touch-sensitivesurface unit configured to receive touches and detect intensity oftouches and coupled to the processing unit 2508, and the processing unit2508 is further configured to: while displaying the one or more artistselection affordances, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) userinput representing a touch on an artist selection affordance of the oneor more artist selection affordances; determine (e.g., with determiningunit 2514) whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on the artistselection affordance exceeds an intensity threshold; and in accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch onthe artist selection affordance exceeds the intensity threshold, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, athird set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the third set of affordances includes a sourceaffordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on theartist selection affordance and in accordance with a determination thatthe characteristic intensity of the touch on the artist selectionaffordance does not exceed the intensity threshold, enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, one or morealbum selection affordances of an artist associated with the artistselection affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:while displaying the one or more album selection affordances of theartist, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user input representinga touch on an album selection affordance of the one or more albumselection affordances of the artist; determine (e.g., with determiningunit 2514) whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on the albumselection affordance exceeds an intensity threshold; and in accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch onthe album selection affordance exceeds the intensity threshold, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, afourth set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the fourth set of affordances includes a sourceaffordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on thealbum selection affordance and in accordance with a determination thatthe characteristic intensity of the touch on the album selectionaffordance does not exceed the intensity threshold, enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, one or moresong selection affordances of an album associated with the albumselection affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:while displaying the one or more song selection affordances of the albumassociated with the album selection affordance, receive (e.g., withreceiving unit 2512) user input representing a touch on a song selectionaffordance of the one or more song selection affordances of the albumassociated with the album selection affordance; determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 2514) whether a characteristic intensity of the touchon the song selection affordance exceeds an intensity threshold; and inaccordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of thetouch on the song selection affordance exceeds the intensity threshold,enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on thedisplay, a fifth set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the fifth set of affordances includes one or moreof a shuffle affordance and a source affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on thesong selection affordance and in accordance with a determination thatthe characteristic intensity of the touch on the song selectionaffordance does not exceed the intensity threshold: enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, an audioplayback user interface, and start audio playback (e.g., with playbackstarting unit 2516) of an audio file associated with the song selectionaffordance.

In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a touch-sensitivesurface unit configured to receive touches and detect intensity oftouches and coupled to the processing unit 2508, and the processing unit2508 is further configured to: while displaying the one or more songselection affordances, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) userinput representing a touch on a song selection affordance of the one ormore song selection affordances; determine (e.g., with determining unit2514) whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on the songselection affordance exceeds an intensity threshold; and in accordancewith a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch onthe song selection affordance exceeds the intensity threshold, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, asixth set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the sixth set of affordances includes one or moreof a shuffle affordance and a source affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on thesong selection affordance and in accordance with a determination thatthe characteristic intensity of the touch on the song selectionaffordance does not exceed the intensity threshold: enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, an audioplayback user interface, and start audio playback (e.g., with playbackstarting unit 2516) of an audio file associated with the song selectionaffordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:while displaying the audio playback user interface, receive (e.g., withreceiving unit 2512) user input representing a touch on the audioplayback user interface; determine (e.g., with determining unit 2514)whether a characteristic intensity of the touch on the audio playbackuser interface exceeds an intensity threshold; and in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the touch on theaudio playback user interface exceeds the intensity threshold, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, aseventh set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the seventh set of affordances includes one or moreof a shuffle affordance, a repeat affordance, and a source affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user input; in response toreceiving the user input, enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 2510) of, on the display the affordance representing the musicapplication; determine (e.g., with determining unit 2514) whether themusic application is currently playing an audio file; and in accordancewith a determination that the music application is currently playing anaudio file, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of anaffordance representing the audio playback user interface; receive(e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user input representing a touch on theaffordance representing the audio playback user interface; and inresponse to receiving the user input representing the touch on theaffordance representing the audio playback user interface, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, theaudio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user input; in response toreceiving the user input, enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 2510) of, a user interface for an application, wherein theapplication and the music application are different applications;determine (e.g., with determining unit 2514) whether the musicapplication is currently playing an audio file; in accordance with adetermination that the music application is currently playing an audiofile, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of anaffordance representing the audio playback user interface; and whereinthe affordance representing the audio playback user interface and theuser interface for the application are displayed concurrently.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user input representing a touchon the affordance representing the audio playback user interface; and inresponse to receiving the user input representing the touch on theaffordance representing the audio playback user interface, replacedisplay (e.g., with display replacing unit 2518) of the user interfacefor the application with display of a user interface for the musicapplication.

In some embodiments, the user interface for the music applicationcomprises the audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:determine (e.g., with determining unit 2514) whether the musicapplication is currently playing an audio file; in accordance with adetermination that the music application is currently playing an audiofile, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of anaffordance representing the audio playback user interface; receive(e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user input representing a touch on theaffordance representing the audio playback user interface; and inresponse to receiving the user input representing the touch on theaffordance representing the audio playback user interface, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, theaudio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2508 is further configured to:determine (e.g., with determining unit 2514) whether a phone call iscurrently active, the currently active phone call associated with aphone application; in accordance with a determination that a phone callis currently active, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit2510) of an affordance representing the phone application, wherein theaffordance representing the phone application and the affordancerepresenting the audio playback user interface are displayedconcurrently; receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2512) user inputrepresenting a touch on the affordance representing the phoneapplication; and in response to receiving the user input representingthe touch on the affordance representing the phone application, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2510) of, on the display, auser interface of the phone application.

In some embodiments, the song selection affordance of the one or moresong selection affordances includes an indication of being storedlocally on the electronic device.

In some embodiments, the song selection affordance of the one or moresong selection affordances includes an indication of not being storedlocally on the electronic device.

In some embodiments, the song selection affordance of the one or moresong selection affordances includes an indication of being stored on anexternal electronic device.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 7 are, optionally,implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG. 25. Forexample, display operation at block 702, receive operation at block 704,display operation at block 706, receive operation at block 708,determine operation at block 710, display operation at block 712,display operation at block 714, and display operation at block 716 maybe implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer 180, and eventhandler 190. Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects a contact ontouch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174 deliversthe event information to application 136-1. A respective eventrecognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event information torespective event definitions 186, and determines whether a first contactat a first location on the touch-sensitive surface corresponds to apredefined event or sub event, such as activation of an affordance on auser interface. When a respective predefined event or sub-event isdetected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associatedwith the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190 mayutilize or call data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update theapplication internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by theapplication. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinaryskill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on thecomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 26 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 2600 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 26 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 26, an electronic device 2600 includes a display unit2602 configured to display a graphic user interface, a rotatable inputmechanism unit 2604 configured to receive movements, a touch-sensitivesurface unit 2606 configured to receive contacts, and a processing unit2608 coupled to the display unit 2602, the rotatable input mechanismunit 2604, and the touch-sensitive surface unit 2606. In someembodiments, the processing unit 2608 includes a display enabling unit2610, a receiving unit 2612, a display ceasing unit 2614, a determiningunit 2616, and a transitioning unit 2618.

The processing unit 2608 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2610) of an audio playback user interface; receive(e.g., with receiving unit 2612) a first user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction; inresponse to receiving the first user input representing the movement ofthe rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction, cease display(e.g., with display ceasing unit 2614) of the audio playback userinterface and enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2610) ofa navigation screen of a music application, wherein the navigationscreen includes a playlist affordance, an artist list affordance, and asong list affordance; receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2612) a seconduser input associated with the navigation screen; determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 2616) whether the second user input represents acontact on the touch-sensitive surface associated with the playlistaffordance, the artist list affordance, or the song list affordance; inresponse to receiving the second user input and in accordance with adetermination that the second user input represents a contact associatedwith the playlist affordance, cease display (e.g., with display ceasingunit 2614) of the navigation screen and enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2610) of a first playlist user interface of two ormore playlist user interfaces; in response to receiving the second userinput and in accordance with a determination that the second user inputrepresents a contact associated with the artist list affordance, ceasedisplay (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2614) of the navigation screenand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2610) of an artistuser interface of two or more artist user interfaces; and in response toreceiving the second user input and in accordance with a determinationthat the second user input represents a contact associated with the songlist affordance, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2614) ofthe navigation screen and enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 2610) of a song user interface of one or more song user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2608 is further configured to:while displaying one of the two or more playlist user interfaces,receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2612) one or more playlist navigationinputs; in response to receiving the one or more playlist navigationinputs, transition (e.g., with transitioning unit 2618) one or moretimes among each of the two or more playlist user interfaces to displaya last-displayed playlist user interface of the two or more playlistuser interfaces; while displaying the last-displayed playlist userinterface, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2612) a first directionalswipe; in response to receiving the first directional swipe and inaccordance with a determination that the first directional swiperepresents a swipe in a first direction, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 2614) of the last-displayed playlist user interfaceand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2610) of the artistuser interface of the two or more artist user interfaces; whiledisplaying the artist user interface of the two or more artist userinterfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2612) a seconddirectional swipe; in response to receiving the second directionalswipe, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2614) of theartist user interface of the two or more artist user interfaces andenable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2610) of thelast-displayed playlist user interface of the two or more playlist userinterfaces.

The some embodiments, the processing unit 2608 is further configured to:while displaying one of the two or more playlist user interfaces,receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2612) one or more playlist navigationinputs; in response to receiving the one or more playlist navigationinputs, transition (e.g., with transitioning unit 2618) one or moretimes among each of the two or more playlist user interfaces to displaya last-displayed playlist user interface of the two or more playlistuser interfaces; while displaying the last-displayed playlist userinterface, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2612) a third directionalswipe; in response to receiving the third directional swipe and inaccordance with a determination that the third directional swiperepresents a swipe in a second direction, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 2614) of the last-displayed playlist user interfaceand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2610) of the songuser interface of the one or more song user interfaces; while displayingthe song user interface of the one or more song user interfaces, receive(e.g., with receiving unit 2612) a fourth directional swipe; and inresponse to receiving the fourth directional swipe, cease display (e.g.,with display ceasing unit 2614) of the song user interface of the one ormore song user interfaces and enable display (e.g., with displayenabling unit 2610) of the last-displayed playlist user interface of thetwo or more playlist user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2608 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2612) a third user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in a second rotationdirection; and in response to receiving the third user input, enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2610) of the audio playbackuser interface.

In some embodiments, the audio playback user interface comprises anaffordance for initiating audio playback.

In some embodiments, one playlist user interface of the two or moreplaylist user interfaces comprises an affordance which, when selected,causes the audio playback user interface to be displayed; one artistuser interface of the two or more artist user interfaces comprises anaffordance which, when selected, causes the audio playback userinterface to be displayed; and one song user interface of the one ormore song user interfaces comprises an affordance which, when selected,causes the audio playback user interface to be displayed.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 10 are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG.26. For example, display operation at block 1002, receive operation atblock 1004, cease display and display operation at block 1006, receiveoperation at block 1008, determine operation at block 1010, ceasedisplay and display operation at block 1012, cease display and displayoperation at block 1014, and cease display and display operation atblock 1016 may be implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer 180,and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects acontact on touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174delivers the event information to application 136-1. A respective eventrecognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event information torespective event definitions 186, and determines whether a first contactat a first location on the touch-sensitive surface corresponds to apredefined event or sub event, such as activation of an affordance on auser interface. When a respective predefined event or sub-event isdetected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associatedwith the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190 mayutilize or call data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update theapplication internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by theapplication. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinaryskill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on thecomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 27 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 2700 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 27 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 27, an electronic device 2700 includes a display unit2702 configured to display a graphic user interface, a rotatable inputmechanism unit 2704 configured to receive movements, a touch-sensitivesurface unit 2706 configured to receive contacts, and a processing unit2708 coupled to the display unit 2702, the rotatable input mechanismunit 2704, and the touch-sensitive surface unit 2706. In someembodiments, the processing unit 2708 includes a display enabling unit2710, a receiving unit 2712, a determining unit 2714, a display ceasingunit 2716, and a song playing unit 2718.

The processing unit 2708 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2710) of a first audio playback user interface;receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2712) user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response to receiving theuser input representing the movement of the rotatable input mechanism,cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2716) of the first audioplayback user interface and enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 2710) of a first user interface of a first set of user interfaces;receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2712) a first user input representinga directional swipe on the touch-sensitive surface; determine (e.g.,with determining unit 2714) whether the first user input represents aswipe in a first direction or a second direction; in response toreceiving the first user input and in accordance with a determinationthat the first user input represents a swipe in the first direction,cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2716) of the first userinterface of the first set of user interfaces and enable display (e.g.,with display enabling unit 2710) of a first user interface of a secondset of user interfaces; and in response to receiving the first userinput and in accordance with a determination that the first user inputrepresents a swipe in the second direction, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 2716) of the first user interface of the first setof user interfaces and enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit2710) of a first user interface of a third set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2708 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2712) a second user inputrepresenting a directional swipe on the touch-sensitive surface; inaccordance with the determination that the first user input represents aswipe in the first direction, in response to receiving the second userinput and, in accordance with a determination that the second user inputrepresents a swipe in the first direction, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 2716) of the second set of user interfaces andenable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2710) of the first userinterface of the third set of user interfaces; and in accordance withthe determination that the first user input represents a swipe in thesecond direction, in response to receiving the second user input, and inaccordance with a determination that the second user input represents aswipe in the second direction, cease display (e.g., with display ceasingunit 2716) of the third set of user interfaces and enable display (e.g.,with display enabling unit 2710) of the first user interface of thesecond set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the first user interface of the third set of userinterfaces comprises a selection affordance; and the processing unit2708 is further configured to: receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2712)a third user input associated with the selection affordance of the firstuser interface of the third set of user interfaces; and in response toreceiving the third user input, cease display (e.g., with displayceasing unit 2716) of the first user interface of the third set of userinterfaces and enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2710) ofa second audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the selection affordance of the first userinterface of the third set of user interfaces is a song selectionaffordance; and the processing unit 2708 is further configured to: inresponse to receiving the third user input, play a song (e.g., with songplaying unit 2718) associated with the selection affordance.

In some embodiments, the selection affordance of the first userinterface of the third set of user interfaces is a shuffle allaffordance; and the processing unit 2708 is further configured to: inresponse to receiving the third user input, play a song (e.g., with songplaying unit 2718) selected at random from a set of songs associatedwith the selection affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2708 is further configured to:prior to receiving the first user input representing a directionalswipe, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2712) user input associatedwith a selection affordance of the first user interface of the first setof user interfaces; and in response to receiving the user inputassociated with the selection affordance of the first user interface ofthe first set of user interfaces, cease display (e.g., with displayceasing unit 2716) of the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces and enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2710) ofa second user interface of the first set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces, the second set ofuser interfaces, and the third set of user interfaces are eachindependently selected from the group consisting of: a playlist set ofuser interfaces, an artist set of user interfaces, and a songs set ofuser interfaces; the playlist set of user interfaces comprises: aplaylist user interface, and a list of songs associated with a playlistof the playlist user interface; the artist set of user interfacescomprises: an artist user interface, a list of albums associated with anartist of the artist user interface, and a list of songs associated withan album of the list of albums; and the songs set of user interfacescomprises: a song user interface.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 12 are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG.27. For example, display operation at block 1202, receive operation atblock 1204, cease display and display operation at block 1206, receiveoperation at block 1208, determine operation at block 1210, ceasedisplay and display operation at block 1212, and cease display anddisplay operation at block 1214 may be implemented by event sorter 170,event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in eventsorter 170 detects a contact on touch-sensitive display 112, and eventdispatcher module 174 delivers the event information to application136-1. A respective event recognizer 180 of application 136-1 comparesthe event information to respective event definitions 186, anddetermines whether a first contact at a first location on thetouch-sensitive surface corresponds to a predefined event or sub event,such as activation of an affordance on a user interface. When arespective predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer180 activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of theevent or sub-event. Event handler 190 may utilize or call data updater176 or object updater 177 to update the application internal state 192.In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses a respective GUI updater178 to update what is displayed by the application. Similarly, it wouldbe clear to a person having ordinary skill in the art how otherprocesses can be implemented based on the components depicted in FIGS.1A-1B.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 28 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 2800 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 28 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 28, an electronic device 2800 includes a display unit2802 configured to display a graphic user interface, a rotatable inputmechanism unit 2804 configured to receive movements, and a processingunit 2808 coupled to the display unit 2802 and the rotatable inputmechanism unit 2804. In some embodiments, the processing unit 2808includes a display enabling unit 2810, a receiving unit 2812, and adisplay ceasing unit 2814.

The processing unit 2808 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2810) of an audio playback user interface; receive(e.g., with receiving unit 2812) a first user input representing adirectional swipe in a first direction; in response to receiving thefirst user input, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2814)of the audio playback user interface and enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2810) of a first user interface of a first set ofuser interfaces, the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces comprising a selection affordance. The processing unit 2808is further configured to, while displaying a user interface of the firstset of user interfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2812) asecond user input representing a directional swipe in a seconddirection; and in response to receiving the second user input, ceasedisplay (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2814) of the first userinterface of a first set of user interfaces and enable display (e.g.,with display enabling unit 2810) of the audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2808 is further configured to:while displaying the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces (e.g., list of playlists), and prior to receiving the seconduser input, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2812) a third user inputassociated with the selection affordance of the first user interface ofthe first set of user interfaces; and in response to receiving the thirduser input, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2814) of thefirst user interface of a first set of user interfaces and enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2810) of a second userinterface of the first set of user interfaces, the second user interfaceof the first set of user interfaces comprising a selection affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2808 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2812) a plurality of directional userinputs, wherein the plurality of directional user inputs comprises: aplurality of user inputs representing directional swipes in the firstdirection, and a plurality of user inputs representing directionalswipes in the second direction; and in response to receiving a finaluser input of the plurality of directional user inputs, enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2810) of the audio playback userinterface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2808 is further configured to:in response to receiving one of the plurality of directional userinputs, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2810) of afirst user interface of a second set of user interfaces, the first userinterface of the second set of user interfaces comprising a selectionaffordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2808 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2812) a fourth user input associatedwith the selection affordance of the first user interface of the secondset of user interfaces; and in response to receiving the fourth userinput, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2814) of the firstuser interface of the second set of user interfaces and enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 2810) of a second user interface ofthe second set of user interfaces comprising a selection affordance.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2808 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2812) a fifth user input associatedwith the selection affordance of the second user interface of the secondset of user interfaces; and in response to receiving the fifth userinput, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2814) of thesecond user interface of the second set of user interfaces and enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2810) of the audio playbackuser interface, wherein the audio playback user interface is updatedbased on the selection affordance associated with the fifth user input.

In some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces, the second set ofuser interfaces, and the third set of user interfaces are selected fromthe group comprising: a playlist set of user interfaces, an artist setof user interfaces, and a songs set of user interfaces; wherein theplaylist set of user interfaces comprises: a playlist user interface,and a list of songs associated with a playlist of the playlist userinterface; the artist set of user interfaces comprises: an artist userinterface, a list of albums associated with an artist of the artist userinterface, and a list of songs associated with an album of the list ofalbums; and the songs set of user interfaces comprises: a song userinterface.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 14 are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG.28. For example, display operation at block 1402, receive operation atblock 1404, cease display and display operation at block 1406, receiveoperation at block 1408, and cease display and display operation atblock 1410 may be implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer 180,and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects acontact on touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174delivers the event information to application 136-1. A respective eventrecognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event information torespective event definitions 186, and determines whether a first contactat a first location on the touch-sensitive surface corresponds to apredefined event or sub event, such as activation of an affordance on auser interface. When a respective predefined event or sub-event isdetected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associatedwith the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190 mayutilize or call data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update theapplication internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by theapplication. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinaryskill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on thecomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 29 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 2900 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 29 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 29, an electronic device 2900 includes a display unit2902 configured to display a graphic user interface, a touch-sensitivesurface unit 2904 configured to receive contacts, and a processing unit2908 coupled to the display unit 2902 and the touch-sensitive surfaceunit 2904. In some embodiments, the processing unit 2908 includes adisplay enabling unit 2910, a receiving unit 2912, a determining unit2914, a display ceasing unit 2916, and a display forgoing unit 2918.

The processing unit 2908 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2910) of an audio playback user interface; whiledisplaying the audio playback user interface, receive (e.g., withreceiving unit 2912) user input representing a first contact on thetouch-sensitive surface; determine (e.g., with determining unit 2914)whether a characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds anintensity threshold; in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds the intensitythreshold, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 2916) of theaudio playback user interface and enable display (e.g., with displayenabling unit 2910) of a first set of affordances; receive (e.g., withreceiving unit 2912) user input representing a second contact associatedwith an affordance of the first set of affordances; in response toreceiving the second contact, cease display (e.g., with display ceasingunit 2916) of the first set of affordances and enable display (e.g.,with display enabling unit 2910) of a first user interface of a firstset of user interfaces; and in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceed theintensity threshold, forgo display (e.g., with display forgoing unit2918) of the first set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the determination that the characteristic intensityof the first contact exceeds the intensity threshold is independent of alocation of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2908 is further configured to:while displaying the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2912) user inputrepresenting a first swipe in a first direction; and in response toreceiving the first swipe in the first direction, cease display (e.g.,with display ceasing unit 2916) of the first user interface of a firstset of user interfaces and enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 2910) of a first user interface of a second set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2908 is further configured to:while displaying the first user interface of the second set of userinterfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2912) user inputrepresenting a second swipe in the first direction; and in response toreceiving the second swipe, cease display (e.g., with display ceasingunit 2916) of the first user interface of a second set of userinterfaces and enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2910) ofa first user interface of a third set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2908 is further configured to:while displaying the first user interface of the first set of userinterfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 2912) user inputrepresenting a third contact associated with an affordance of the firstuser interface of the first set of user interfaces; and in response toreceiving the third contact, cease display (e.g., with display ceasingunit 2916) of the first user interface of a first set of user interfacesand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 2910) of a seconduser interface of the first set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 2908 is further configured to:while displaying a user interface of a set of user interfaces, receive(e.g., with receiving unit 2912) user input representing a fourthcontact on the touch-sensitive surface; determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 2914) whether a characteristic intensity of the fourthcontact exceeds a second intensity threshold; in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the fourth contactexceeds the second intensity threshold, enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 2910) of a second set of affordances; receive(e.g., with receiving unit 2912) user input representing a fifth contactassociated with an affordance of the second set of affordances; inresponse to receiving the fifth contact, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 2916) of the second set of affordances and enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 2910) of the audio playbackuser interface; and in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceed theintensity threshold, forgo display (e.g., with display forgoing unit2918) of the second set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces, the second set ofuser interfaces, and the third set of user interfaces are eachindependently selected from the group consisting of: a playlist set ofuser interfaces, an artist set of user interfaces, and a songs set ofuser interfaces; the playlist set of user interfaces comprises: aplaylist user interface, and a list of songs associated with a playlistof the playlist user interface; the artist set of user interfacescomprises: an artist user interface, a list of albums associated with anartist of the artist user interface, and a list of songs associated withan album of the list of albums; and the songs set of user interfacescomprises: a song user interface.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 16 are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG.29. For example, display operation at block 1602, receive operation atblock 1604, determine operation at block 1606, cease display and displayoperation at block 1608, receive operation at block 1610, cease displayand display operation at block 1612, and forgo display operation atblock 1614 may be implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer 180,and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects acontact on touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174delivers the event information to application 136-1. A respective eventrecognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event information torespective event definitions 186, and determines whether a first contactat a first location on the touch-sensitive surface corresponds to apredefined event or sub event, such as activation of an affordance on auser interface. When a respective predefined event or sub-event isdetected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associatedwith the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190 mayutilize or call data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update theapplication internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by theapplication. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinaryskill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on thecomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 30 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 3000 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 30 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 30, an electronic device 3000 includes a display unit3002 configured to display a graphic user interface, a rotatable inputmechanism unit 3004 configured to receive movements, a touch-sensitivesurface unit 3006 configured to receive contacts, and a processing unit3008 coupled to the display unit 3002, the rotatable input mechanismunit 3004, and the touch-sensitive surface unit 3006. In someembodiments, the processing unit 3008 includes a display enabling unit3010, a receiving unit 3012, a determining unit 3014, a display ceasingunit 3016, and a display forgoing unit 3018.

The processing unit 3008 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 3010) of a first audio playback user interface;receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user input representing a firstmovement of the rotatable input mechanism; in response to receiving theuser input representing the first movement of the rotatable inputmechanism, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 3016) of thefirst audio playback user interface and enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 3010) of a first user interface of a first set ofuser interfaces; while displaying a user interface of the first set ofuser interfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user inputrepresenting a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface. Theprocessing unit 3008 is further configured to determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 3014) whether a characteristic intensity of the firstcontact exceeds an intensity threshold; in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the first contactexceeds the intensity threshold, cease display (e.g., with displayceasing unit 3016) of first set of user interfaces and enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 3010) of a first set of affordances;receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user input associated with afirst affordance of the first set of affordances; in response toreceiving the user input associated with the first affordance of thefirst set of affordances, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit3016) of the first set of affordances and enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 3010) of a first user interface of a second set ofuser interfaces; and in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceed theintensity threshold, forgo display (e.g., with display forgoing unit3018) of the first set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3008 is further configured to:while displaying a user interface of the second set of user interfaces,receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user input representing asecond contact on the touch-sensitive surface; determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 3014) whether a characteristic intensity of the secondcontact exceeds a second intensity threshold; in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the second contactexceeds the second intensity threshold, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 3016) of the second set of user interfaces andenable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3010) of a second setof affordances; receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user inputassociated with a first affordance of the second set of affordances; inresponse to receiving the user input associated with the firstaffordance of the second set of affordances, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 3016) of the second set of affordances and enabledisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 3010) of a first userinterface of a third set of user interfaces; and in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the second contactdoes not exceed the second intensity threshold, forgo displaying (e.g.,with display forgoing unit 3018) the second set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the first user interface of the third set of userinterfaces comprises a selection affordance, and the processing unit3008 is further configured to: receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012)user input associated with the selection affordance of the first userinterface of the third set of user interfaces; and in response toreceiving the user input associated with the selection affordance of thefirst user interface of the third set of user interfaces, cease display(e.g., with display ceasing unit 3016) of the third set of affordancesand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3010) of a secondaudio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3008 is further configured to:while displaying a user interface of the third set of user interfaces,receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user input representing a thirdcontact on the touch-sensitive surface; determine (e.g., withdetermining unit 3014) whether a characteristic intensity of the thirdcontact exceeds the intensity threshold; in accordance with adetermination that the characteristic intensity of the third contactexceeds the intensity threshold, cease display (e.g., with displayceasing unit 3016) of the third set of user interfaces and enablingdisplay (e.g., with display enabling unit 3010) of a third set ofaffordances. The processing unit 3008 is further configured to receive(e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user input associated with a firstaffordance of the third set of affordances; in response to receiving theuser input associated with the first affordance of the third set ofaffordances, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 3016) of thethird set of affordances and enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 3010) of a most-recently-displayed user interface of the first setof user interfaces; and in accordance with a determination that thecharacteristic intensity of the third contact does not exceed theintensity threshold, forgo (e.g., with display forgoing unit 3016)displaying the third set of affordances.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3008 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3012) user input representing asecond movement of the rotatable input mechanism; and in response toreceiving the user input representing the second movement of therotatable input mechanism, enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 3010) of the first audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces, the second set ofuser interfaces, and the third set of user interfaces are eachindependently selected from the group consisting of: a playlist set ofuser interfaces, an artist set of user interfaces, and a songs set ofuser interfaces; the playlist set of user interfaces comprises: aplaylist user interface, and a list of songs associated with a playlistof the playlist user interface; the artist set of user interfacescomprises: an artist user interface, a list of albums associated with anartist of the artist user interface, and a list of songs associated withan album of the list of albums; and the songs set of user interfacescomprises: a song user interface.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 18 are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG.30. For example, display operation at block 1802, receive operation atblock 1804, cease display and display operation at block 1806, receiveoperation at block 1808, determine operation at block 1810, ceasedisplay and display operation at block 1812, receive operation at block1814, cease display and display operation at block 1816, and forgodisplay operation at block 1818 may be implemented by event sorter 170,event recognizer 180, and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in eventsorter 170 detects a contact on touch-sensitive display 112, and eventdispatcher module 174 delivers the event information to application136-1. A respective event recognizer 180 of application 136-1 comparesthe event information to respective event definitions 186, anddetermines whether a first contact at a first location on thetouch-sensitive surface corresponds to a predefined event or sub event,such as activation of an affordance on a user interface. When arespective predefined event or sub-event is detected, event recognizer180 activates an event handler 190 associated with the detection of theevent or sub-event. Event handler 190 may utilize or call data updater176 or object updater 177 to update the application internal state 192.In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses a respective GUI updater178 to update what is displayed by the application. Similarly, it wouldbe clear to a person having ordinary skill in the art how otherprocesses can be implemented based on the components depicted in FIGS.1A-1B.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 31 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 3100 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 31 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 31, an electronic device 3100 includes a display unit3102 configured to display a graphic user interface, a rotatable inputmechanism unit 3104 configured to receive movements (e.g., rotations),and a processing unit 3108 coupled to the display unit 3102 and therotatable input mechanism unit 3104. In some embodiments, the processingunit 3108 includes a display enabling unit 3110, a receiving unit 3112,and a display ceasing unit 3114.

The processing unit 3108 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 3110) of a first audio application user interface;while displaying the first audio application user interface, receive(e.g., with receiving unit 3112) a first user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in a rotation direction; inresponse to receiving the first user input, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 3114) of the first audio application user interfaceand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3110) of a secondaudio application user interface; while displaying the second audioapplication user interface, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3112) asecond user input representing movement of the rotatable input mechanismin the rotation direction; and in response to receiving the second userinput, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 3114) of thesecond audio application user interface and enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 3110) of a third audio application user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3108 is further configured to:while displaying the third audio application user interface, receive(e.g., with receiving unit 3112) a third user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction; andin response to receiving the third user input, cease display (e.g., withdisplay ceasing unit 3114) of the third audio application user interfaceand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3110) of a fourthaudio application user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3108 is further configured to:while displaying the fourth audio application user interface, receive(e.g., with receiving unit 3112) a fourth user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism in the rotation direction; andin response to receiving the fourth user input, cease display (e.g.,with display ceasing unit 3114) of the fourth audio application userinterface and enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3110) ofa fifth audio application user interface.

In some embodiments, one of the first, second, or third audioapplication user interfaces is an audio playback user interfacecomprising an affordance for initiating audio playback.

In some embodiments, one of the first, second, or third audioapplication user interfaces is an albums list user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3108 is further configured to:while displaying one of the first, second, or third audio applicationuser interfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3112) user inputrepresenting a first selection of an affordance of the displayed audioapplication user interface; and in response to receiving the user inputrepresenting the first selection, cease display (e.g., with displayceasing unit 3114) of one of the first, second, or third audioapplication user interfaces and enable display (e.g., with displayenabling unit 3110) of a detail user interface, wherein the detail userinterface comprises content based on the affordance selected by thefirst selection.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3108 is further configured to:while displaying one of the first, second, or third audio applicationuser interfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3112) user inputrepresenting a second selection of a playlist affordance associated witha playlist; and in response to receiving the user input representing thesecond selection, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 3114)of one of the first, second, or third audio application user interfacesand enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3110) of a list ofsongs, wherein the list of songs is based on the playlist.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3108 is further configured to:while displaying one of the first, second, or third audio applicationuser interfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3112) user inputrepresenting a third selection of an artist affordance associated withan artist; and in response to receiving the user input representing thethird selection, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 3114) ofone of the first, second, or third audio application user interfaces andenable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3110) of a list ofalbums, wherein the list of albums is based on the artist.

In some embodiments, the first audio application user interface, thesecond audio application user interface, the third audio applicationuser interface, the fourth audio application user interface, and thefifth audio application user interface are each independently selectedfrom the group consisting of: a playlists user interface, an artist userinterface, a song user interface, an albums user interface, and an audioplayback user interface.

In some embodiments, the playlists user interface comprises: a list ofsongs associated with a playlist of the playlist list user interface;and the artist user interface comprises: an artist list user interface,a list of albums associated with an artist of the artist list userinterface, and a list of songs associated with an album of the list ofalbums.

In some embodiments, the first, second, and third audio application userinterfaces are each different.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 20 are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG.31. For example, display operation at block 2002, receive operation atblock 2004, cease display and display operation at block 2006, receiveoperation at block 2008, and cease display and display operation atblock 2010 may be implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer 180,and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170 detects acontact on touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatcher module 174delivers the event information to application 136-1. A respective eventrecognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the event information torespective event definitions 186, and determines whether a first contactat a first location on the touch-sensitive surface corresponds to apredefined event or sub event, such as activation of an affordance on auser interface. When a respective predefined event or sub-event isdetected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associatedwith the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190 mayutilize or call data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update theapplication internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what is displayed by theapplication. Similarly, it would be clear to a person having ordinaryskill in the art how other processes can be implemented based on thecomponents depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

In accordance with some embodiments, FIG. 32 shows a functional blockdiagram of an electronic device 3200 configured in accordance with theprinciples of the various described embodiments. The functional blocksof the device are, optionally, implemented by hardware, software, or acombination of hardware and software to carry out the principles of thevarious described embodiments. It is understood by persons of skill inthe art that the functional blocks described in FIG. 32 are, optionally,combined or separated into sub-blocks to implement the principles of thevarious described embodiments. Therefore, the description hereinoptionally supports any possible combination or separation or furtherdefinition of the functional blocks described herein.

As shown in FIG. 32, an electronic device 3200 includes a display unit3202 configured to display a graphic user interface, a rotatable inputmechanism unit 3204 configured to receive movements, a touch-sensitivesurface unit 3206 configured to receive contacts, and a processing unit3208 coupled to the display unit 3202, the rotatable input mechanismunit 3204, and the touch-sensitive surface unit 3206. In someembodiments, the processing unit 3208 includes a display enabling unit3210, a receiving unit 3212, a display ceasing unit 3214, and a displayreplacing unit 3216.

The processing unit 3208 is configured to: enable display (e.g., withdisplay enabling unit 3210) of a first audio playback user interface;while displaying the first audio playback user interface, receive (e.g.,with receiving unit 3212) a first user input representing movement ofthe rotatable input mechanism; in response to receiving the first userinput, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 3214) of the firstaudio playback user interface and enable display (e.g., with displayenabling unit 3210) of a first user interface of a first set of userinterfaces; while displaying a user interface of the first set of userinterfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3212) a second user inputrepresenting a swipe in a first direction; in response to receiving thesecond user input, replace display (e.g., with display replacing unit3216) of a portion of the user interface of the first set of userinterfaces with display of a navigation interface, wherein thenavigation interface comprises a first navigation affordance associatedwith the first set of user interfaces and a second navigation affordanceassociated with a second set of user interfaces. The processing unit3208 is further configured to: receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3212)a third user input associated with the second navigation affordance ofthe navigation interface; and in response to receiving the third userinput, cease display (e.g., with display ceasing unit 3214) of the firstset of user interfaces and the navigation interface and enable display(e.g., with display enabling unit 3210) of a first user interface of thesecond set of user interfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3208 is further configured to:while displaying a user interface of the second set of user interfaces,receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3212) a fourth input representing aswipe in the first direction; in response to receiving the fourth userinput, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit 3210) of thenavigation interface, wherein the navigation interface further comprisesa third navigation affordance associated with a third set of userinterfaces. The processing unit 3208 is further configured to: receive(e.g., with receiving unit 3212) a fifth user input associated with thethird navigation affordance of the navigation interface; and in responseto receiving the fifth user input, cease display (e.g., with displayceasing unit 3214) of the second set of user interfaces and thenavigation interface and enable display (e.g., with display enablingunit 3210) of a first user interface of the third set of userinterfaces.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3208 is further configured to:receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3212) a sixth user input representingmovement of the rotatable input mechanism; and in response to receivingthe sixth user input, enable display (e.g., with display enabling unit3210) of the first audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the processing unit 3208 is further configured to:while displaying a user interface of any of the first set of userinterfaces, the second set of user interfaces, or the third set of userinterfaces, receive (e.g., with receiving unit 3212) a seventh userinput associated with a selection affordance of the user interface ofany of the first set of user interfaces, the second set of userinterfaces, or the third set of user interfaces; and in response toreceiving the seventh user input, enable display (e.g., with displayenabling unit 3210) of a second audio playback user interface.

In some embodiments, the first set of user interfaces, the second set ofuser interfaces, and the third set of user interfaces are eachindependently selected from the group consisting of: a playlist set ofuser interfaces, an artist set of user interfaces, and a songs set ofuser interfaces; the playlist set of user interfaces comprises: aplaylist user interface, and a list of songs associated with a playlistof the playlist user interface; the artist set of user interfacescomprises: an artist user interface, a list of albums associated with anartist of the artist user interface, and a list of songs associated withan album of the list of albums; and the songs set of user interfacescomprises: a song user interface.

The operations described above with reference to FIG. 22 are,optionally, implemented by components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B or FIG.32. For example, display operation at block 2202, receive operation atblock 2204, cease display and display operation at block 2206, receiveoperation at block 2208, replace display operation at block 2210,receive operation at block 2212, and cease display and display operationat block 2214 may be implemented by event sorter 170, event recognizer180, and event handler 190. Event monitor 171 in event sorter 170detects a contact on touch-sensitive display 112, and event dispatchermodule 174 delivers the event information to application 136-1. Arespective event recognizer 180 of application 136-1 compares the eventinformation to respective event definitions 186, and determines whethera first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive surfacecorresponds to a predefined event or sub event, such as activation of anaffordance on a user interface. When a respective predefined event orsub-event is detected, event recognizer 180 activates an event handler190 associated with the detection of the event or sub-event. Eventhandler 190 may utilize or call data updater 176 or object updater 177to update the application internal state 192. In some embodiments, eventhandler 190 accesses a respective GUI updater 178 to update what isdisplayed by the application. Similarly, it would be clear to a personhaving ordinary skill in the art how other processes can be implementedbased on the components depicted in FIGS. 1A-1B.

The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has beendescribed with reference to specific embodiments. However, theillustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or tolimit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modificationsand variations are possible in view of the above teachings. Theembodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain theprinciples of the techniques and their practical applications. Othersskilled in the art are thereby enabled to best utilize the techniquesand various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to theparticular use contemplated.

Although the disclosure and examples have been fully described withreference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that variouschanges and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in theart. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as beingincluded within the scope of the disclosure and examples as defined bythe claims.

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 2. An electronic device, comprising: a display; arotatable input mechanism; one or more processors; memory; and one ormore programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memoryand configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one ormore programs including instructions for: displaying, on the display, anapplication user interface that corresponds to an audio application forplaying audio content; while displaying the application user interfaceand playing the audio content at a volume level, receiving, via therotatable input mechanism, a user input; in response to receiving theuser input: in accordance with a determination that the application userinterface is in a first state, changing the volume level of the audiocontent; and in accordance with a determination that the applicationuser interface is in a second state, different from the first state:ceasing to display a first set of one or more affordances in theapplication user interface and displaying a second set of one or moreaffordances in the application user interface; and maintaining thevolume level of the audio content.
 3. The electronic device of claim 2,wherein the first state of the application user interface includes anaudio playback user interface.
 4. The electronic device of claim 2,wherein the first set of one or more affordances are organizedcategorically.
 5. The electronic device of claim 2, the one or moreprograms further including instructions for: further in accordance witha determination that the application user interface is in the firststate and in accordance with a determination that the user inputincludes a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism in a firstdirection, increasing the volume level of the audio content; and furtherin accordance with a determination that the application user interfaceis in the first state and in accordance with a determination that theuser input includes a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism in asecond direction, decreasing the volume level of the audio content. 6.The electronic device of claim 2, the one or more programs furtherincluding instructions for: further in accordance with a determinationthat the application user interface is in the second state and inaccordance with a determination that the user input includes a rotationof the rotatable input mechanism in a first direction, ceasing todisplay the first set of one or more affordances in the application userinterface and displaying a second set of one or more affordances in theapplication user interface; and further in accordance with adetermination that the application user interface is in the second stateand in accordance with a determination that the user input includes arotation of the rotatable input mechanism in a second direction, ceasingto display the first set of one or more affordances in the applicationuser interface and displaying a third set of one or more affordances inthe application user interface.
 7. The electronic device of claim 2,wherein the first state of the application user interface includes anaffordance for pausing the audio content, an affordance for scrubbingwithin the audio content, and an affordance for skipping to next audiocontent.
 8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storingone or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processorsof an electronic device with a display and a rotatable input mechanism,the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, on thedisplay, an application user interface that corresponds to an audioapplication for playing audio content; while displaying the applicationuser interface and playing the audio content at a volume level,receiving, via the rotatable input mechanism, a user input; in responseto receiving the user input: in accordance with a determination that theapplication user interface is in a first state, changing the volumelevel of the audio content; and in accordance with a determination thatthe application user interface is in a second state, different from thefirst state: ceasing to display a first set of one or more affordancesin the application user interface and displaying a second set of one ormore affordances in the application user interface; and maintaining thevolume level of the audio content.
 9. A method, comprising: at anelectronic device with a display and a rotatable input mechanism:displaying, on the display, an application user interface thatcorresponds to an audio application for playing audio content; whiledisplaying the application user interface and playing the audio contentat a volume level, receiving, via the rotatable input mechanism, a userinput; in response to receiving the user input: in accordance with adetermination that the application user interface is in a first state,changing the volume level of the audio content; and in accordance with adetermination that the application user interface is in a second state,different from the first state: ceasing to display a first set of one ormore affordances in the application user interface and displaying asecond set of one or more affordances in the application user interface;and maintaining the volume level of the audio content.